Alpha-Fetoprotein Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a fetal tumor-associated polypeptide of the albuminoid gene family that binds and transports molecules in addition to many other proposed functions.¹ This secretory protein is synthesized primarily in the fetal liver whereas expression is repressed in adult liver.² Anti-AFP has been immunohistochemically demonstrated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and shows no immunoreactivity in normal liver.³

Specifications

• Reactivity: paraffin
• Visualization: cytoplasmic
• Control: fetal liver
• Dilution Range: 1:50-1:200*