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    Quantifying Western Blots
    Posted by: femmeauburn (IP Hidden, Advanced member, 115)
    Date: March 1, 2005 03:13PM

    In the past, I have used a CCD camera set-up to obtain western blot images and then processed and quantified the data (IDV) using Scion Image. However the CCD system is not currently available to our lab. I know the systems can be quite expensive, so I need another way to capture the image for data analysis. Is simply scanning the image okay? Or do I need to use a camera? I would be grateful for any help. Thanks! -pat

     

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    Re: Quantifying Western Blots
    Posted by: huangz (IP Hidden, Unregistered user, )
    Date: March 1, 2005 03:35PM

    If you want to quantify the bands the scanning densitometer is most suitable for the purpose. The linear scanner is less precise and isn't suitable for quantification, in my opionion.

     

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    Re: Quantifying Western Blots
    Posted by: femmeauburn (IP Hidden, Advanced member, 115)
    Date: March 2, 2005 02:51PM

    Huangz,
    Thanks. Just what I thought. Now to explain that to the PI.

     

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