bovine Protocols

Category: Pharmacology and Toxicology Protocols: Cytotoxicity Protocols: Cell Specific Cytotoxicity Assays Protocols

Bovine spermatozoa cytotoxicity test. - [Read Bovine Spermatozoa Cytotoxicity Test]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture

The protocol presented in this Application Sheet uses an alternative strategy to sedimentation on to a density barrier, that is to adjust the density of whole blood to a value just greater than the cells of interest and allow them to float to the surface. - [Read C8 Isolation of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells by flotation.]

Category: Cell Culture Protocols

Protocol for culture of BEND cells (Bovine Endometrial Cells). Includes: Culture medium, Thawing Cells, Trypsinazation/ Splitting and freezing. - [Read Culture of BEND Cells (Bovine Endometrial Cells) Protocol]

Category: Lipid Protocols

Protocol for the extraction of calf brain lipids. Protocol describes a rapid method to isolate lipids from bovine brain tissue using an organic solvent mixture of Chloroform and Methanol. - [Read Extraction of Calf Brain Lipids Protocol]

Category: Developmental Biology: Embryology Protocols

Procedures for in vitro production of bovine embryos. Includes: Collection of Ovaries; Oocyte Collection; Preparation of IVF Medium; In Vitro Fertilization; Culture of Embryos. - [Read Procedures for In Vitro Production of Bovine Embryos]

Category: Cytoskeleton Protocols: Intermediate Filaments Protocols

Intermediate filaments (IF) are major cytoskeletal systems of vertebrate and many nonvertebrate cells whose expression is cell-type specific and developmentally regulated. This protocol describes a method for purifying one type of IF, vimentin, from bovine lens tissue. Purification of human vimentin expressed in Escherichia coli is also described. These methods are useful in the preparation of other IF protein subunits for microinjection studies as well. - [Read Purification of Bovine Lens and Bacterially Expressed Human Vimentin Protocol]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture

Protocol for the recovery of a highly viable fraction for use in fertilization. Protocol uses an iodinated density gradient medium to adjust the density of the raw ejaculate to approx 1.170 g/ml by mixing with a high density medium (ρ >1.26 g/ml) and loading it beneath a discontinuous gradient. - [Read Purification of viable bovine spermatozoa of normal morphology.]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: Flow Cytometry Protocols: DNA Staining Protocols for Flow Cytometry

In an attempt to accurately measure DNA content with simultaneous preservation of cell surface markers, we have utilized gentle ethanol treatment techniques, which permeablize cells with minimal loss of surface antigen expression and antibody-antigen association. For some cell types, the presence of apoptotic cells based on reduced DNA content can also be detected. One such technique employs the addition of ethanol to cells previously resuspended in high concentrations of fetal bovine serum... - [Read Simultaneous Analysis of DNA Content and Surface Immunophenotype Protocol]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture

Summary of the techniques used for the purification of viruses using pre-formed iodixanol gradients. Viruses purified include: Semliki Forest, Retrovirus (from human melanoma cells), Rabies, Polyoma, Papillomavirus, Lassa, Influenza, Bovine viral diarrhea. - [Read Summary of Methods using Pre-formed Iodixanol Gradients for the Purification of Virsues.]

Category: Cell Biology and Cell Culture: Apoptosis Protocols: TUNEL assay apoptosis

TUNEL procedure protocol in Bovine Embryos. Paula-Lopes et al. - [Read TUNEL in Bovine Embryos]