Store at 4 deg C for short term storage. Aliquot and store at -20 deg C for long term storage. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.
Biohazard Information
This product contains sodium azide as preservative. Although the amount of sodium azide is very small appropriate care must be taken when handling this product.
General Information
Biological Significance
Desmin is the main intermediate filament in mature skeletal, cardiac and smooth-muscle cells. The antibody can be used to distinguish rhabdomyosarcomas and leiomyosarcomas from other soft tissue tumors, lymphomas and carcinomas. Mab D9 does not crossreact with other intermediate filament proteins and is useful for the identification of myodifferentiation (also in tumors).
