Re: Fluorescent stain for leukocytes

Posted by Chris Guerin on
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Hi Prabhakar:

        We have successfully used DiI and DiO for staining blood derived macrophages (see:Blood 2009 114: 4664-4674). They are very photostable and used at the proper concentration relatively non-toxic.

Best wishes,

Chris

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