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How to use a Hemocytometer
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#75 — Counting your cultured cells is vital to seeding the right density for your experiments, harvesting an appropriate amount of downstream experiments, preparing cells for flow cytometry, and more. Luckily it's pretty easy with a hemocytometer. In this episode of Mentors At Your Benchside, we talk you through the four steps of counting cells using a hemocytometer, including best practices so your count is accurate.
Visit the original article for helpful images of the hemocytometer grid, [1] read up on why cell counting is so important, [2] and get your free cell culture posters, including a handy hemocytometer poster. [3]
Resources:
1. Cell Counting with a Hemocytometer: As easy as 1, 2, 3… Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/13687/cell-counting-with-a-hemocytometer-easy-as-1-2-3/
2. A Numbers Game: the ‘How’ and ‘Why’ of Counting Cells. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/22758/a-numbers-game-the-how-and-why-of-counting-your-cells/
3. Bitesize Bio's Handy Cell Culture Posters. Available at: https://bitesizebio.com/cell-culture-posters/
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