page_title: NeuN
hierarchical_section_title: NeuN
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a section of adult rat hippocampus stained with antibody to the neuronal nucleus and perikaryal antibody NeuN (a.k.a. Fox3) in green and antibody to myelin basic protein (MBP) in red. The MBP reveals neuronal axons while the NeuN antibody reveals neurons but not non neuronal cells. The fluorescent blue DNA stain DAPI was used to stain nuclei on neurons and non-neuronal cells. Antibodies and imaging courtesy of EnCor Biotechnology Inc.
context_page_description: NeuN, a protein which is a homologue to the protein product of a sex-determining gene in Caenorhabditis elegans, is a neuronal nuclear antigen that is commonly used as a biomarker for neurons.
context_section_description: NeuN (Fox-3, Rbfox3, or Hexaribonucleotide Binding Protein-3), a protein which is a homologue to the protein product of a sex-determining gene in Caenorhabditis elegans, is a neuronal nuclear antigen that is commonly used as a biomarker for neurons.
caption: Rat hippocampus stained with antibody to NeuN (green), myelin basic protein (red) and DNA (blue). Antibodies and image courtesy of EnCor Biotechnology Inc.
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