Vital dyes

[Kathie Hodge]

Warren Gallin writes:
>   I am looking for information on vital dyes, i.e. dyes that can be
used to
>chack the viability of various cells.

Get yourself a copy of the Molecular Probes catalog.  This is not just a
normal catalog, it's a work of art - it includes loads of useful
information about staining with fluorescent dyes, how they work, and what
they look like.  There're a few pages on viability stains.

Molecular Probes
P.O. Box 22010
Eugene OR 97402  USA
phone (503) 465-8338
FAX 1-800-438-0228 (US and Canada)

Kathie Hodge
kh11 at cornell.edu
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