This volume provides complete details of the various immunoblotting procedures. It serves as the researcher's companion in the laboratory, with detailed, step by step descriptions and ready-to-use recipes. All technical aspects and important experimental applications are thoroughly described.Volume II focuses on experimental and clinical applications, including:· Monoclonal antibodies· Mapping of epitopes· Characterization of carbohydrate antigens· Methods of native blotting and isolation of antibodies directly from blots· Employing xeno-, allo-, and auto-antibodies