Research Article

Terminally Differentiated Epithelial Cells of the Thymic Medulla and Skin Express Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit α3

Table 1

Primary antibodies used in the study.

TargetImmunogenHostCloneDilutionCatalog numberCompany

CD4Not specifiedRatMonoclonal,
clone RM4-5
1 : 400IH93-0042-91eBioscience, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

CD8Not specifiedRatMonoclonal,
clone 53-6.7
1 : 400IH93-0081-91eBioscience, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Chromogranin ASynthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the C-terminus of human chromogranin ARabbitPolyclonal1 : 251782-1Epitomics, Cambridge, UK

DesminSynthetic peptide corresponding to C-terminus of human desminRabbitMonoclonal,
clone Y66
1 : 200–1 : 80004-585Merck Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany

Keratin 5Synthetic peptide corresponding to C-terminus of human keratin 5RabbitMonoclonal,
clone SP27
1 : 50–1 : 200SPB-M3270Spring, Pleasanton, CA, USA

Keratin 8Synthetic peptide corresponding to C-terminus of human keratin 8RabbitMonoclonal,
clone SP102
1 : 50SPB-M4020Spring, Pleasanton, CA, USA

Keratin 10 C-terminus of the mouse keratin 10 Rabbit Polyclonal1 : 400 PRB-159PCovance, Münster, Germany

Keratin 14Synthetic peptide corresponding to C-terminus of human keratin 14RabbitMonoclonal,
clone SP53
1 : 400SPB-M3534Spring, Pleasanton, CA, USA

Keratin 18Synthetic peptide corresponding to C-terminus of human keratin 18RabbitMonoclonal,
clone SP69
1 : 200SPB-M3694Spring, Pleasanton, CA, USA