Re: detaching EC

From: Robert Auerbach (rauerbac@facstaff.wisc.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 09 2000 - 11:00:01 EST


Response to Thanos Kakoulidis

EDTA works on most adherent endothelial cells, but takes time.  TIming is
critical because the cells are not altogether happy.  We have on occasion
(e.g. for porcine embryonic endothelial cells) used EDTA + collagenase.

Bob Auerbach





At 07:09 PM 8/7/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Flowers,
>
>does anybody know of another method except trypsinization, to detach
>endothelial cells from the flask? (that is necessary in order to create a
>single cell suspension and run the cells in the flow cytometer)
>
>thanks,
>
>thanos
>
>Thanos Kakoulidis, MD
>Ph.D. Graduate student
>Department of Microbiology and Immunology
>Institute for Cellular Therapeutics
>University of Louisville

Robert Auerbach
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University of Wisconsin
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