Journal: Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Article Title: Melatonin in Male Dromedary Camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) Seminal Plasma and Its Specific MT1 and MT2 Receptors on Sperm Membranes
doi: 10.3390/ani15010083
Figure Lengend Snippet: Distribution of MT2 melatonin receptors in camel spermatozoa, evaluated by the indirect immunoassay method. Immunostaining in head (H), acrosome (A), post-acrosome (PA), neck (N), tail (T) and apical edge (AE) was evidenced. Magnification 1000×. MT2 receptors ( A , C , E , G ) and bright field ( B , D , F , H ) are shown.
Article Snippet: After the blocking of non-specific sites on the membrane with SuperBlock Blocking Buffer (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) for 10 min with shaking, the melatonin receptors were immunodetected by incubating for 1 h at room temperature with the primary antibody Mel-1A-R rabbit polyclonal antibody against the MT1 receptor (GeneTex Inc., Irvine, CA, USA; Cat# GTX100003, RRID: AB_1241048) or rabbit polyclonal antibody against the MT2 receptor (Acris Antibodies, GmbH, Herford, Germany; Cat# AP01322PU-N, RRID: AB_1619198), both diluted 1:500 in the Primary Antibody Diluent (ThermoFisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA).
Techniques: Immunostaining