Cellular assay kits allow researchers to investigate many aspects of cell health, including viability, proliferation, cytotoxicity, metabolism, apoptosis, and more. Such assays generally measure specific cellular properties such as the presence of metabolites, changes in cellular components, membrane integrity, and enzyme activity. This diverse product catalog contains assay kits from trusted suppliers; many including ready-to-use reagent sets to enable straightforward and optimized cell-based assays. Filters are provided to help simplify the product search. Flow cytometry is a common cell analysis application, as well as immunofluorescence and microscopy. Choose between fluorescence, colorimetric, or luminescent detection methods depending on the nature of the experiment. Visit the supplier page for more information, such as assay methods, protocols, included reagents, and more.
A caspase is a type of protease that when activated cleaves protein substrates. This leads to the cell becoming disassembled, showing signs of the beginning stages of apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Therefore, this makes caspases an ideal biomarker to use to detect apoptosis. The most common caspase assays come in kits and use fluorometric, colorimetric, or flow cytometry-based methods. These assays are typically used with other cell death assays to gain a complete picture.