Antibodies Incorporated FAQ's
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If you have questions take a look below and see if you can find your answer(s). If you don't see what you're looking for please feel free to contact us. General Company Topics What products and services does Antibodies Incorporated offer?
NeuroMab Questions
Ordering and Shipping Online Ordering Instruction Shipping and Storage Information Billing and Payment Terms Prices Discounts
Technical Topics Are all Polyclonal Antibodies Affinity Purified? What is the concentration of Polyclonal Antibodies? What are the concentrations of Labeled Antibodies? What do the abbreviations AFP, AP, BIO, SA, FITC, HRP, and UN represent? Where can I find design input forms?
General Company TopicsQuestion: What products and services does Antibodies Incorporated offer? Answer: Antibodies Incorporated sells its own line of Diagnostic Kits, Normal Animal Sera, Substrates and Reagents, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies. We also provide Custom Services such as Polyclonal Production, Monoclonal Production, Antibody Purification Services, Antigen or Antibody Conjugation, Custom Immunochemistry and Custom OEM Manufacturing. For Design Input Forms for our Custom Antibodies or ELISA Development, please contact us.
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NeuroMab QuestionsFor general information regarding NeuroMabs, please visit the following link. http://neuromab.ucdavis.edu/priceList.cfm For Information on protocols using NeuroMabs, please visit the following Link. http://neuromab.ucdavis.edu/protocols.cfm back to top
Ordering and Shipping
Question: Online Ordering Instruction Answer: You will need either MasterCard, Visa or American Express to shop online. Begin by navigating to the product you are interested in purchasing. Click the "Add to Cart" button. You will be prompted to enter the quantity of the item you want before the item is added to your cart. Click the "Add Items" button to add the specified quantity to the shopping cart. From here you can continue to add other products to your cart or "Proceed to Checkout" where you will fill out your shipping and billing details.
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Question: Shipping and Storage Information Answer: We usually ship via Federal Express, overnight standard ($40.00) and overnight priority ($45.00), or international service ( $85.00-$100.00). Orders are shipped FOB Davis, CA and charges are prepaid and added to your invoice.
Please carefully read and adhere to the handling, storage, and expiration instructions included with your order. Items that must be kept refrigerated will be shipped with gel refrigerant packs and the charge for this is included in your shipping and handling charge. Shipments made on dry ice, however, are subject to a minimum $35 surcharge. To maintain the integrity of frozen and refrigerated items, we ship Monday - Thursday only. We encourage the reuse and recycling of packaging materials whenever possible.
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Question: Billing and Payment Terms Answer: Please provide standard credit references with your first purchase order. To avoid any delays due to processing your information, and for your convenience, we welcome payment via Master Card, Visa, American Express, prepaid checks, and bank wire transfers.
All payments are due in US dollars upon receipt of goods. Product remains the property of Antibodies Incorporated until full payment is received. Accounts over 30 days will be charged 1.5% per month.
For our new international customers, we may request payment in advance via one of the abovementioned options.
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Question: Prices Answer: All prices are in US currency and are subject to change without notice. Please contact us to get the latest pricing.
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Question: Discounts Answer: Discounts are offered on request for large volumes and for annual standing orders, with exception of the NeuroMab antibodies. Your inquiries are welcomed.
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Technical TopicsQuestion: Are all Polyclonal Antibodies Affinity Purified? Answer: Polyclonal Antibodies listed, with the exception of products #48-xxxx series, are not affinity purified and are excellent for procedures and techniques that do not require high specific activity. They are prepared by immunizing host animals with purified antigen preparations and represent a low cost alternative to affinity purified antibodies. These products can be used for applications such as: capture procedures for RIA and EIA; preparation of immunoabsorbents; immunoprecipitation; bridging antibodies for peroxidase-anti-proxidase (PAP) procedures; immunoelectrophoresis; and agglutination assays.
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Question: What is the concentration of Polyclonal Antibodies? Answer: Unlabeled antisera produced in goats and sheep have an average Ouchterlony preciptin titer of 8.0 mg/ml specific antibody. Antisera produced in rabbits have a minimum of 7.0 mg/ml.
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Question: What are the concentrations of Labeled Antibodies? Answer: Fluorescein Isothiocynate (FITC) labeled antibodies have an average molar ratio of 3.2 ug FITC per milligram of protein, supplied at 10 mg/ml for goats, sheep and rabbits. Store at 0 to -20 degrees C.
Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) labeled antibodies are provided at 1.0 mg/ml in 0.01 M Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS), pH 7.6 containing 10% mannose, 2% sucrose and 1% BSA as stabilizing reagents and 0.1% sodium azide as a preservative. Suggested working dilution is approximately 1:10,000 for direct ELISA.
Alkaline Phosphatase (AP) labeled antibodies are supplied at 1.0 mg/ml in 0.05 M TRIS-HCl, pH approximately 1:5,000 for direct ELISA.
Biotin labeled antibodies are supplied at 0.5 mg/ml in PBS, pH 7.6 with 1.0% BSA for stabilization and 0.1% sodium azide as a preservative. Suggested working dilution is 1:20,000 for direct ELISA.
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Question: What do the abbreviations AFP, AP, BIO, SA, FITC, HRP, and UN represent? Answer: AFP: Affinity Purified AP: Alkaline Phosphatase BIO: Biotin SA: Ammonium Sulfate FITC: Fluorescein Isothiocyanate HRP: Horseradish Peroxidase UN: Unlabeled
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Question: Where can I find design input forms? Answer: Please contact us by clicking on Contact Us link on the above to request a Design Input Form sent to you. Please provide us with either a fax or physical mailing address where we can send you one.
We have Design Input Forms for Custom Antibodies and ELISA Development. Please specify which form you'd like.
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