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Can I fix the cells before or after addition of Calcium detection dyes?
Posted June 12, 2019
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Answer
Fixing cells compromises the ability of the cells to retain the dyes inside the cells. We strongly discourage fixing the cells for the calcium detection dyes.
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List of Calcium Dyes

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