Calcein-AM vs CFDA

Osama Nabulsi (Osama.Nabulsi@amgen.com)
30 May 1996 14:16:54 -0800

REGARDING Calcein-AM vs CFDA

Dear Fellow Cytometrists:

I have been adviced by Molecular Probes Inc. to use Calcein-AM instead of
5-Carboxyfluorecein diacetate for staining for live cells.

Have anyone used any of those dyes especially on attached cell lines? Thanks
in advance for any responses.

Osama Nabulsi
Amgen Inc.
(805)447-1594


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