Immunofluorescence staining of the muscle tissue of a chronically diseased human heart under the confocal microscope. (IMAGE)

University of Münster

Immunofluorescence staining of the muscle tissue of a chronically diseased human heart under the confocal microscope.

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Two proteins in the sarcomeres, which give the tissue the characteristic striation pattern, were marked with antibodies and visualized by different fluorophore-conjugated antibodies: titin appears red and actinin green; the nuclei were stained blue.

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Linke Lab

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