Hi List

Can anyone recommend a dye (or antibody) that will stain the whole cell
evenly to the plasma membrane? I need a dye that will give fairly even
staining across the whole cell to make segmentation easier. 

I have tried CellMask but is it a bit variable in its staining pattern,
there are blobs in the cytoplasm and nucleus may or may not stain up.
Something that stains just the plasma membrane would also be suitible. I
have used the invitrogen FX dyes before (not for this experiemnt) and
have found them a bit hit and miss too. I have also tried WGA but it
doesn't give an even stain around the mebrane which makes segmentation
quite dificult.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks

Cam


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