The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Flow Cytometry Facility

Hoechst for Viability

Reagents

  • Hoechst 33258 (Molecular Probes cat# H3569, 10mg/ml in H2O
  • Deionized H2O

Stock

  • 500µg/ml in DI H2O (1425µl DI H2O + 75µl 10mg/ml Hoechst)

Staining

  1. Dilute stock 125:1 in cell suspension for final dilution of 4µg/ml (e.g. add 8µl of stock solution to 1ml of cell suspension). Add just before running on flow cytometer.