What Countess Automated Cell Counter instruments are compatible with the Countess Cell Counting Chamber Slides (Cat. No. C10228, C10312, C10314, C10315)?
The Countess Cell Counting Chamber Slides (Cat. No. C10228, C10312, C10314, C10315) are compatible with all Countess Automated Cell Counter instruments.
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How often do I have to calibrate the Invitrogen Countess II and Invitrogen Countess II FL instruments?
The Countess II and Countess II FL instruments come precalibrated. You do not have to calibrate the instruments.
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How do the Invitrogen Countess II and InvitrogenCountess II FL instruments distinguish live and dead cells?
It is based on dye exclusion using 0.2% Trypan Blue dye. Trypan Blue is excluded by the live cells and enters the dead cells; this results in intense staining of the intracellular proteins.
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What cell types have been tested with the Invitrogen Countess II and Invitrogen Countess II FL instruments?
The following cell lines and primary cells have been tested:
- Cell lines: HEK 293, A431, CHO-M1, CHSE, COLO-205, COS-7, HeLa, HepG2, HL-60, J774(MMM), Jurkat, K-562, MCF-7, MRC-5, NIH/3T3, PC-12, SF-21, U266, and U2OS
- Primary cells: Human adipose tissue-derived stem cells, HASMCs, HPAECs, HPASMCs, HUVECs, C2C12, RBCs, and PMBCs
We are continually testing additional cell types.
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