TUNEL vs Annexin V

Piet van Erp (derma_pve@derm01.AZN.KUN.NL)
Fri, 18 Oct 1996 14:01:23 +0000

> Thu, Oct 17 1996 Bert Schutte wrote:
>
> Why not trying annexin V labeling instead of the TUNEL assay. It is easy,
> does not need cell fixation and can be easily combined with surface labeling.
> For details about the method read the article by van Engeland et al.,
> Cytometry 24, 131-139, 1996.

Can annexin V labeling be used on cells isolated from solid tissues
and tumors or does the isolation procedure interfere with the
labeling?
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Piet EJ van Erp
University Hospital Nijmegen
Department of Dermatology
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