Cytokeratin [AE1] LMW

Product Description

This Cytokeratin [AE1] LMW Antibody recognizes the acidic (Type 1) subfamilies of cytokeratins and shows a broad species reactivity. The acidic cytokeratins have molecular weights of 56.5, 50, 50, 48 and 40 kDa (CK10, CK14, CK15, CK16 and CK19, respectively). [AE1] has been shown to be useful for marking tumors for squamous and adenocarcinoma of the lung, liver carcinoma, breast cancer and esophageal cancer. Cytokeratin [AE1] LMW may be useful to aid in the identification of nodal metastases missed by routine H&E examination.

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