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To my knowledge there are 3 things that you can use

Laurdan

di 4 ANNEPSHQ for membrane fluidity - less fluidity more sterols - 
ratiometric

cholera toxin CT-B - several Alexas

I must point out that filipin III is actually the worst since is 
extremely toxic and and bleaches very fast.

Regards,
NM

PS: I have no commercial interest but they can be purchased from 
Molecular Probes/invitrogen


Sarah Rolling wrote:
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> Hello all!!
> 
> I have a user who is wanting to stain his cholesterol in some muscle tissue for
> a fixed slide.  He already has filipin which works alright in a fluorescence
> microscope, but the problem with our imaging is that we are not equipped with
> the correct laser for excitation.
> 
> So basically I was wondering if anyone knows of a green, red, or far red dye
> that can be used to stain cholesterol in fixed muscle tissue.
> 
> Sarah Rolling
> 

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