%0 Journal Article
%A Kroon, Cristina
%A Breuer, Larissa
%A Jones, Lydia
%A An, Jeehye
%A Akan, Ayça
%A Mohamed Ali, Elkhansa Ahmed
%A Busch, Felix
%A Fislage, Marinus
%A Ghosh, Biswajit
%A Hellrigel-Holderbaum, Max
%A Kazezian, Vartan
%A Koppold, Alina
%A Moreira Restrepo, Cesar Alberto
%A Riedel, Nico
%A Scherschinski, Lea
%A Urrutia Gonzalez, Fernando Raúl
%A Weissgerber, Tracey L
%T Blind spots on western blots: Assessment of common problems in western blot figures and methods reporting with recommendations to improve them.
%J PLoS biology
%V 20
%N 9
%@ 1544-9173
%C Lawrence, KS
%I PLoS
%M DZNE-2022-01524
%P e3001783
%D 2022
%Z CC BY: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
%X Western blotting is a standard laboratory method used to detect proteins and assess their expression levels. Unfortunately, poor western blot image display practices and a lack of detailed methods reporting can limit a reader's ability to evaluate or reproduce western blot results. While several groups have studied the prevalence of image manipulation or provided recommendations for improving western blotting, data on the prevalence of common publication practices are scarce. We systematically examined 551 articles published in the top 25
%K Antibodies
%K Blotting, Western
%K Neurosciences
%K Proteins
%K Antibodies (NLM Chemicals)
%K Proteins (NLM Chemicals)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:36095010
%2 pmc:PMC9518894
%R 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001783
%U https://pub.dzne.de/record/165227