Kit for detaching adherent cells?

From: Michael K Tanner (mtanner@umaryland.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 21 1999 - 13:25:33 EST


Hi all,
A researcher at my institution says he saw a kit for detaching cells in a
science mag but has not been able to relocate it.  If anyone knows of such
a kit I would like to hear from you.  We are trying to detach an
intestinal cell line from flasks.  We used EDTA along with sharply tapping
the flasks on a countertop...the cells detach...but the viability using PI
exclusion was very low.  Any suggestions of a less harsh method are
welcome..we can't use trypsin because we want to assay for a surface
receptor.

Thanks,

Mike Tanner
U of Md Vaccine Dev
410-706-7376
mtanner@umaryland.edu



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