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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Fluoresc. 2013 May 31;23(5):975–987. doi: 10.1007/s10895-013-1224-8

Table 3.

Summary Of Characteristics Of Dyes With Regard To Suitability For Rare Cell Migration

Dye PKH26 Calcein AM Cell Tracker Green CMFDA Vybrant CFDA PKH67 CMDil CellVue® NIR 815 CellVue® Burgundy
Class Visible lipophilic membrane dyes Visible lipophilic membrane dyes Visible lipophilic membrane dyes Visible lipophilic membrane dyes Visible lipophilic membrane dyes Visible lipophilic membrane dyes Near infrared lipophilic membrane dyes Near infrared lipophilic membrane dye
Standard Filter Suitability Poor Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Cell Retention Poor Poor Poor Excellent
Cell Detection Sensitivity Poor Poor Poor Excellent