FACS tubes

From: Rene Rückert (rrueckert@fz-borstel.de)
Date: Thu Jun 28 2001 - 13:23:47 EST


Hi!
I'm using a BD FACS Calibur with the (transparent) BD Falcon tubes for
many years. However, last week i tested some (cheaper and more opaque)
Sarstedt tubes in comparison to the Falcons and I got totally different
results in murine T-cell expression of CD25, CD69 (positive vs.
negative)  and CD62L (high vs. low) in the same cells only correlated to
the tubes.
Does anyone have an explanation for this or found similar phenomens?
So never change a winning team or shold one choose the tubes which will
give the expected results?
Any suggestions will be welcome.
Thnks a lot

R. Ruckert
Research Center Borstel




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