Need rat antimouse CD8 mAb, YTS 169.4, or other mAbs to eliminate CD8s in adult mice.

[Agnieszka Szczepek]

On 24 Feb 1995, Aki Hoji wrote:
> 
> Hi all !!
> 
> I am planning to eliminate CD8+ cells in adult mice, and I need a
> monoclonal YTS 169.4 which is the rat anti mouse CD8 mAb.  Since I don't
> quite know exactly where to obatin this mAb, or the hybridoma producing it
> (meaning, it is not commercially avialable), any help will be appriciated
> to locate it.  Also, I like to know if there are any other mAbs avialable
> to do the same job.  Thanks in advance.  

You can buy the rat-anti-mouse CD8 Abs from Pharmingen (1-800-848-MABS);
they have two types of Abs- one against the alpha chain of CD8 (Ly-2) and
other one against the beta chain of CD8 (Ly-3.2).