2.5.2. Crystal Violet Assay for Cell Number

BL Ben Lanning
JW Jason Webber
PU Pinar Uysal-Onganer
WJ Wen Guo Jiang
AC Aled Clayton
DD Dafydd Alwyn Dart
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Cells were fixed in 10% formalin (30 min), washed and stained with crystal violet (0.5% w/v) for 30 min, and washed again. Cells were visualised, or the crystal violet was then dissolved in 10% acetic acid and absorbance (600 nm) using a GloMax plate reader (Promega, Madison, WI, USA).

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