Rockford, Ill. (April 16, 2009) - Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, announces the availability of the Thermo Scientific Cellomics Synaptogenesis High Content Screening (HCS) Assay Reagent Kit. This new Cellomics® HCS Assay enables the simultaneous fluorescence detection of neuronal population, neurite, pre-synaptic vesicle, post-synaptic punta and synapse. The individual targets, including a nuclear marker, are detected using four fluorescent dyes. The assay can be used to study neuro-developmental pathways, neurological diseases and the neurotoxicity of compounds.
The Synaptogenesis HCS Assay Reagent Kit can be part of a total automated solution for HCS that includes Thermo Scientific Cellomics ArrayScan HCS Reader and the Neuronal Profiling BioApplication Software. The fluorescent images generated by the assay can also be viewed and analyzed by other fluorescence microscopes. The kit comes in two sizes, supplying sufficient reagents for 5 x 96 wells or 50 x 96 wells.
For more information on the Synaptogenesis Kit, visit www.thermo.com/hcs or call +1-815-968-0747.
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