Keratin preparation from a human carcinoma (SPM192), PMC-42 human breast carcinoma cells (SPM265) was used as the immunogen for the Cytokeratin 8/18 antibody.
Cytokeratin 8 (CK8) belongs to the type II (or B or basic) subfamily of high molecular weight cytokeratins and exists in combination with cytokeratin 18 (CK18). This MAb cocktail recognizes all simple epithelia including glandular epithelium, for example