WESTERN BLOT ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE

摘要

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of performing the western blot analytical technique, wherein the method comprises carrying out the following steps in the following order: a), pre-staining the proteins within a sample; b). separating the proteins using gel electrophoresis; c). analysing the separated proteins to determine the total protein load and/or at least one housekeeping protein load; d). transferring the proteins onto at least one membrane; e). probing the separated proteins to detect a target protein; and f). analysing the probed proteins to determine the target protein's molecular weight and/or load.