Accuracy of manual counts with an hemacytometer depend on: accurate mixing of the sample (no bubbles!) number of chambers counted number of cells counted (practical: 200-500 per 0.1 mm3) The chamber of various composition, all have a common unit of 1x1mm squares, which may divided in nine smaller squares. The height of the chamber, delimited by the coverslip is 0.1 mm. Suppliers: HYCOR: Kova system for standardized urinalisys No 87144 (expect 10% variability or more) Hycor Biomediacal Inc. Garden grove CA 92841 Hemacytometer Fisher scientific No 02671 5 Dilute your cell sample in Trypan Blue dye exclusion medium. Dead cells will be blue, live cells will be birefringent. Suggested dilution 1:20 (5µl cell suspension in 95 µl Trypan Blue). Carefully and continuously fill evenly at once the hemacytometer chamber. Leave undisturbed for 1-2 min. (If you need to leave for longer, use a humid chamber). This will allow deposition of the cells on the counting plane. Count under the microscope two 1x1x0.1 mm areas (delimited by a double line; nine small squares), from two chambers. Ideally you should count more than 200 cells and less than 500 per chamber. The number of cells per 1x1x0.1 mm areas = cells x 1*10-4 cm3 (1*10-4 ml). With a 1:20 dilution the easy count is: number of cells in two 1mm squares divided by 10 = cells x 106 / ml. (2 squares / 2 x 20 x10,000 / 1,000 = 106 cells / ml) (2 squares x 10 x 10,000 / 1,000 = 106 cells / ml) (2 squares x 100 = 106 cells / ml) (2 squares / 10 = millions / ml) If your cell suspension is way above 500 / square, count as many smallest squares you can, calculate the mean: this number multiplied by 0.9 will approximate the number of millions / ml. Useful refence: Use of the Hemacytometer for the Determination of Cell Numbers |
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