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2D Gel Image Capture

There are a several important considerations that should be made when capturing a 2D gel image. Such as bit depth, image size and dynamic range. Inadequate resolution in any of these will compromise quantitative results when using any image analysis software, and may also and cause sub-optimal feature detection.

Advice on capturing 2d gel images
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For some more tips on solving problems with 2D gels, have a look at this 2D Gel troubleshooting guide.

See also: Protocols for across-lab reproducibility.

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