> I'm looking at phagocytosis and oxidative burst in porcine neutrophils.
> I plan on performing a simultaneous assay using FITC-zymosan and
> hydroethidium, and will be processing lots of samples by flow cytometry.
> I would like to fix the cells in PFA after phagocytosis - will fixation
> affect the resulting flourescence of EtBr produced during the oxidative
> burst?
You'll probably find the fixation allows the EtBr to leak out, so in time,
all cells will become equally EtBr-stained.
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CD-ROM Vol 3 was produced by Monica M. Shively and other staff at the
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If you have any comments please direct them to
Dr. J. Paul Robinson, Professor & Director,
PUCL, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
Phone: (765)-494-0757;
FAX(765) 494-0517;
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