Antibody to keyhole limpet hemocyanin labels retinal horizontal cells in some amphibians, but not in others.
Antibody to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) reacts with putative horizontal cells in anuran amphibians of the superfamily Bufonoidea. The reactive epitope appears to be located on the cell membrane. No KLH-like immunoreactivity was observed in the outer plexiform layer (OPL) of anurans not members of this superfamily, nor in the OPL of urodeles or other vertebrates. Thus KLH-like immunoreactivity in the OPL provides a tool for assessing phylogenetic relationships within anurans.
Kicliter
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Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00901, USA.
Lugo
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Jadhao
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Reichenbach
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Meyer
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D000663:Amphibians / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001001:Anura / Q000145:classification; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000939:Epitopes / Q000032:analysis*; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification; D006433:Hemocyanins / Q000276:immunology*; D008322:Mammals / Q000145:classification; D010802:Phylogeny; D012104:Reptiles / Q000145:classification; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014562:Caudata / Q000145:classification
D000906:Antibodies; D000939:Epitopes; D006433:Hemocyanins; C032808:keyhole-limpet hemocyanin