Apoptosis Assay (Annexin V/TUNEL)

Detects cells undergoing programmed cell death by labeling one of the specific molecular changes, a flipped membrane lipid or fragmented DNA, that mark this active process.

References

• Vermes, I., Haanen, C., Steffens-Nakken, H., Reutelingsperger, C. "A Novel Assay for Apoptosis. Flow Cytometric Detection of Phosphatidylserine Expression on Early Apoptotic Cells Using Fluorescein Labelled Annexin V." Journal of Immunological Methods 184, no. 1 (1995): 39–51.