Re: Chicken RBCs...

From: Dennis J. Young (djyoung@UCSD.Edu)
Date: Tue Jan 26 1999 - 16:33:59 EST


I used to use Colorado Serum Company, but haven't used their fresh blood in
over 10 years!

http://www.colorado-serum.com

COLORADO SERUM COMPANY
4950 York Street - P.O. Box 16428
Denver, Colorado 80216-0428
To Order: 1-800-525-2065
Fax: 1-303-295-1923


At 01:24 PM 1/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>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!
>=============================
>

--->    Dennis

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