Hi: While also being subscribed to the bionet.immunology listserv the topic of CRBCs came up as far as hemmaglutinin assays. Naturally the topic of where to get them came up and as many know, Sigma sells the lypholysed glutaraldehyde fixed CRBCs. The only minor "downside" to this is that they often need mild sonication to get single cells. I parused a few butcher shops here in east TX and inquired about CRBC. But as it turns out, even they get thier chickens "pre-done" from the slaughter house. I elected not to pursue going to the slaughter house myself. I should note that the most entertaining aspect of asking butchers about chicken RBCs was watching them relax when I showed my university ID badge in an effort to convince them I wanted the CRBCs for a legitimate reason, and not for some satanic cult. Well, it turns out that if anyone want fresh CRBC one need look no further than Lampire Biological Labs, P.O. Box 270, Pipersville, PA. 215.795.2838 Voice/ 215.795.0237 Fax. They have a web site at http://www.lampire.com from which info and a catalog can be obtained. Hope this helps.... sure beats getting strange looks from butchers.. David ============================= David L. Haviland, Ph.D. Asst. Prof. Immunology University of Texas - Houston, H.S.C. Institute of Molecular Medicine 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd. Houston, TX 77030 Internet:"dhavilan@imm2.imm.uth.tmc.edu" Voice: 713.500.2413 FAX: 713.500.2424 ------------------------------------------------------ I try to take one day at a time but lately several days have attacked me at once! =============================
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