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Neuronal Cell Health Assays
Tools that measure the health of neural cells are essential for monitoring the effects of a variety of factors, including biological modifiers, neural cell culture conditions, drug compounds, and environmental neurotoxicants.
Molecular Probes® offers a variety of cell health assays to help you assess the health of your neuronal cells.
Which assay is right for your neuronal cells?
| Simple cell viability assay | Live cell DNA content assay | Multiplexed neurite outgrowth and cell viability assay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Product | |||||
| Assay Type | Single readout | Single readout | Multiplexed readout | ||
| Parameter Measured | Metabolic activity/reducing power of living cells | Binds to DNA of living cells (indicates cell membrane integrity) | Stains outer membrane surfaces Measures Intracellular esterase activity | ||
| Cell Format | Live cell | Live cell | Live cell or endpoint | ||
| Incubation Time | 10 minutes–2 hours | 30–60 minutes | 15–30 minutes | ||
| Microscopy/Imaging Compatible |  | | |||
| Microplate Reader Compatible | Bottom-or top-read | Bottom-read only | Bottom-read only | ||
| Other Instrumentation | Absorbance, spectrophotometer | ||||
| Price per 96-well Assay | 6.7 cents 2,500 wells per small pack | 30 cents 1,000 wells per small pack | 25 cents 1,000 wells per unit | ||
| Price per Unit | $167.84 (25mL) | $283.41 (1 kit) | $246.20 (1 kit) | ||
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Research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.