Should 5% Oil Red O in propylene glycol stock be stored at room temperature?

Dear RGs, I have prepared 0.5 % Oil Red O (SIGMA) in propylene glycol. Should I keep the stock at 4 degrees or at room temperature? Thanks a lot in advance. Best Regards, Matio

01 February 2019 6,645 2 View

Does anybody know how to prepare sugar-stock solution for cell culture experiment?

Hi. I would like to prepare stock solution for glucose or galactose or lactose for cell culture experiment. I will be very happy if you can give me tips, such as: in what (PBS, medium) to dissolve...

06 July 2018 5,314 1 View

Has anyone experienced with GLUCOSE tolerance test in neonatal mice pups (P0-P1)?

I would like to make the test in mouse pups (P0/P1). I thought to use 2 ways: via gavage and IPGTT. 1) Could you suggest me the size of the tube and of the syringe that should be used for the...

05 June 2018 7,689 0 View

Has anyone experienced with LACTOSE tolerance test with mice?

Dear RG-friends, I would like to do a lactose tolerance test in mouse newborns by measurement of the blood glucose level with a normal glucometer. I am wondering if someone did it and if kindly...

05 June 2018 7,136 2 View

What is the best way to isolate total RNA from plasma?

Dear RG-friends, I would like to isolate total RNA from plasma. Many thanks in advance for your timing and consideration. Best Regards, Mario

03 April 2018 1,662 2 View

Does anyone have experience with smooth muscle cell transfection?

Dear RGs, I would like to run transfection experiments by using rat primary SMCs and I am wondering if someone can give advices about it. Thank you so much in advance. Best Regards, Mario

10 November 2017 2,453 4 View

Cerament and cell therapy ?

07 August 2017 8,866 0 View

Can Dot Blot be of help when Western Blot does not work for certain Abs?

It was not possible to see any expected band for the target, with a very low molecular weight (8-12 kD), by WB. The membrane was very clean after incubation with Ab-I-AbII. Probably we lost...

02 March 2016 7,273 4 View

Freezing and culturing Human T-cells?

Please, Could you tell me what is the best condition (cell density/media..)to freeze and to culture human T-cells? How long can T-cells be in culture? Thank you in advance Mario

01 February 2016 5,634 3 View

What does the ratio phospholamban/SERCA (at message level) mean?

31 December 2015 8,131 2 View

How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

Does any one know how i can prepare liver tissue with transmission electron microscope with good fixation?

i have problem in preparation of liver tissue with bad cell organelles and how i can adjust osmolarity

03 March 2021 8,890 1 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

Any specific pipeline or parameter to analyse total transcriptomics study of brain tissue samples?

I have two groups of brain samples, control and treated for example. It was total RNA nova seq sequencing. I tried all the available pipeline like: star+rsem+deseq2, Hista+stringtie+cuffdiff,...

27 February 2021 356 6 View

B-mercaptoethanol (BME) protocol?

Hi everybody, I have been running a multiplex IHC which allow me to stain the same tissue with different markers (Primary Ab + Secondary conjugated Ab) (AF487, AF555, AF647). Since I would like to...

27 February 2021 5,028 2 View

Does RNAiMAX transfection reagent work in serum free medium?

I diluted siRNA and RNAiMAX in opti-MEM and added to the cells which they were in the growth medium. Is it a right way? or should I culture cells in the opti-MEM medium for a while and not in...

26 February 2021 10,041 3 View

Looking for genomic DNA extraction kits from mouse tissue (centrifuge-based, not spin-column)?

Hello. I am looking to extract genomic DNA from mouse brain and lungs and I need a kit that is not spin-column based because I need to scale up the solution amounts for 400mg tissue (most cap at...

25 February 2021 155 2 View

What are the pros and cons for mice versus rats?

Hi Everyone, I am designing a pilot study using rodents to assess the effects of simulated space environments (radiation + altered gravity) on microbiome and immune system. I have limited...

24 February 2021 1,825 3 View

Has anyone tried to scan fluorescence IHC slides with microarray scanner?

I have an old slide microarray scanner (VIDAR Revolution 4200) and would like to give it a "second life", as IHC scanner array (fluorescence dyes), FISH over tissue or similar. Has anyone tried...

24 February 2021 9,210 1 View

Recommendations on homogenizers for RNA isolation?

I will be performing RNA isolation with frozen lung biopsy samples and am in the market for a tissue homogenizer. I am wanting a homogenizer that will fit in a 1.5ml tube. I was looking at the...

24 February 2021 3,623 3 View