RE: Some like it hot

From: Echeagaray, Patricia L. (echeagaray@sri.org)
Date: Fri Feb 05 1999 - 15:02:06 EST


Maybe coat with collagen also?

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> From: 	Moshe Kushnir
> Sent: 	Friday, February 5, 1999 3:34 AM
> To: 	Cytometry Mailing List
> Subject: 	Some like it hot
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> Dear members of the list:
> Here's a somewhat peculiar request for info:
> I am aware that for the flow community a most common problem is how to
> keep cells apart. I have a problem with keeping them together.
> I grow P19 cells in monolayers for a confocal study using fluorescent
> dyes. It is imperative that the monolayers reach confluency for reasons of
> quantization during the experiment. However, within a few hours of
> reaching confluency P19 monolayers tend to detach and fold at the
> slightest manipulation. My questions are: does any of you know of a way to
> make the monolayers adhere more strongly to the bottom of the culture
> dishes/well clusters? Would precoating with a matrix substance
> (fibronectin?) or polylysine help? Are there commercially available
> precoated culture dishes/clusters?
> Any input will be appreciated.
> 
> Moshe Kushnir, PhD
> mkushnir@playfair.utoronto.ca
> Playfair Neuroscience Unit
> Toronto Western Hospital
> 399 Bathurst st.
> Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
> Canada
> 
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