Good Kit to Visualize Platelets and Fibrin

August 26, 2022

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Yale University
Internal Medicine
Postdoctoral Researcher

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Company:

Electron Microscopy Sciences

Product Name:

Carstairs Staining Kit

Catalog Number:

26381-Series

The kit was used to stain fibrin, platelets, and collagen in the thrombus following carotid artery injury.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Histological staining

Starting Material

Carotid artery sections.

Tips

Minimal staining time sufficient.

Results Summary

This kit was used to stain carotid artery sections/thrombus following ferric chloride induced injury. The staining was used to determine the area of platelet rich thrombus and how it differed between the different knockout mice.

DOI or PMID #

35862006

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Summary

The Good

Clear instructions and the incubation times are detailed properly.

The Bad

The kit reagents are each sold separately and thus need to be ordered individually.

The Bottom Line

The kit takes only about 90 minutes to stain despite several sequential staining steps and is a more informative alternative to basic H&E staining.

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