Membrane impermeant, phenanthridinium intercalator dye excited by mercury or xenon-arc lamps or argon-ion laser. Selectively stains dead cells and a counter stain for multicolor fluorescent images.
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Applications
Membrane impermeant, phenanthridinium intercalator dye excited by mercury or xenon-arc lamps or argon-ion laser. Selectively stains dead cells and a counter stain for multicolor fluorescent images.
Solubility
Diffic
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Jeffrey D. Macklis.; Roger D. Madison. Progressive incorporation of propidium iodide in cultured mouse neurons correlates with declining electrophysiological status: a fluorescence scale of membrane integrity. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 1990, 31, (1), 43-46.
- Chang-Jing G. Yeh.; Bae-Li Hsi.; W. Page Faulk. Propidium iodide as a nuclear marker in immunofluorescence. II. Use with cellular identification and viability studies. Journal of Immunological Methods. 1981, 43, (3), 269-275.