Re: apoptosis

Eric Miller (miller@icrf.icnet.uk)
Thu, 7 Sep 1995 08:57:22 +0100 (BST)

On Wed, 6 Sep 1995 bpijb@picr.cr.man.ac.uk wrote:

> Hello fellow cytometrists,
>
> One of our researchers wants to "measure apoptosis in cell
> suspensions made from solid tumours fixed in 70% ethanol (or other
> fixatives as apprpriate)."
>
> Can anyone one point us in the right direction?
>
> Thanking you for your time and trouble ....
>
I presume he means an end-labelling technique with TdT and FITC labelled
d-UTP. We have been doing this for a while and it seems fairly reliable.
Try Bromidge et al, Cytometry 20: 257-260, 1995.
If you wish I have a working protocol which I can post.

Eric Miller, ICRF Medical Oncology Unit, Edinburgh UK


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