Would you like to share with me about isolation of single cells?

10 October 2015 1 501 Report

I am interested in all the methods or instruments used to isolate single cells especially from mammalian tissues. Any experience of you is appreciated.

Saleh Alkarim

Hello

look at papers in links .

Good Luck

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0014482761900167

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23578979

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24270585

http://web.mnstate.edu/provost/biotech/Short%20protocol%20for%20single%20cell%20clonal%20isolation.pdf

http://www.nature.com/ncb/journal/v16/n10/full/ncb3042.html

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