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
- 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.

