reply - CD34 controls

Marc Langweiler (Marc.Langweiler@Dartmouth.EDU)
09 Jun 97 08:57:31 EDT

Anthony Bakke wrote:
"The tube is only good for 9 days after opening and the background staining
increases after this time."

Unless I'm in error, open vials can be used for 9 "warming cycles" (the
refrigerated substrate need to be warmed to room temperature before staining).

Therefore, an open vial can be used nine times up through it's expiration
date, which may lengthen the period of effective use.

There are also products available from Bioergonomics (Fluorotrol) and Phoenix
Flow Systems (CRISP). These are stabilized tissue culture cell products, which
have longer "outdates".

One caveat about all three; the fluorescence intensity of the CD34-bearing
cells MAY be brighter than you are used to seeing with stem cells products,
depending on the substrates you typically analyze.

Marc Langweiler


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