Zinc fixation preserves flow cytometry scatter and fluorescence parameters and allows simultaneous analysis of DNA content and synthesis, and intracellular and surface epitopes

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 798-804

  Jensen, Uffe Birk ^a   Owens, David M ^b   Pedersen, Søren ^a   Christensen, Rikke ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

DNA quantification; EdU; Long term storage; Stem cell markers

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DNA; EPITOPE; FIXATIVE; RNA; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; TIME; TISSUE FIXATION; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA; EPITOPES; FIXATIVES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MICE; RNA; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION; ZINC;

EID: 77955186339     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20914     Document Type: Article

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