Bio-Rad Image Lab™ Software User Manual
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Creating a Protocol
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The selected channel is used as the normalization factor against which all other
lanes in the channels are compared to normalize the volume data.
You can defer making a selection during the protocol setup and normalize your
data after the image is generated. For more information on normalizing volume
data, see
Normalizing Volume Data on page 143
.
Note: You must select an application for at least one channel in
Gel Imaging for Multichannel Protocols on page 74
in order to see a list of
choices.
2.
Select the type of normalization to use:
Total Lane Protein Normalization — one lane in the normalization
channel is used to calculate the normalization factor.
Housekeeping Protein Bands Normalization — a single band of a
housekeeping protein is used to calculate the normalization factor.