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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Vis Exp. 2019 Nov 12;(153):10.3791/60440. doi: 10.3791/60440

Table of Materials

Name of Material/ Equipment Company Catalog Number Comments/Description
Alexa Fluor 2488-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG (H+L) Thermo Fisher Scientific A-11001 1:400
Alexa Fluor 594-conjugated F(ab’)2 goat anti-rabbit IgG (H+L) Thermo Fisher Scientific A-11072 1:400
B27 Supplement (50X), serum free Thermo Fisher Scientific 17504-044
BD FACSAria llu SORP Flow Cytometer BD Bioscience - This has 4 laser system equipped with 405, 488, 594, and 640 nm lasers.
BD Falcon 70μm Nylon Cell Strainers CORNING 352350 For filtering the dissociating cells before FACS.
BD Falcon Round Bottom Test Tubes With Snap Cap CORNING 352054
BDNF Human ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene, Ltd. CYT-207
Cell Culture microplate, 96 well, PS, F-bottom (Chimney Well) Greiner Bio-One International 655090 We tried multiple 96-well dishes and this was the best one for culture and analyses after ICC
Circular Cover Glasses for microscopy Karl Hecht & Assistent 1001/14 We used thie coverslip since the area was large (diamater: 14 mm).
CNTF Human ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene, Ltd. CYT-272
Cyclopiazonic acid from Penicillium cyclopium Sigma-Aldrich C1530 CPA. One of ER stressors.
4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylinodole (DAPI) Thermo Fisher Scientific D1306
Dimethyl sulfoxide Sigma-Aldrich D2650 DMSO
Dumont #5 Forceps Inox Tip Size .05 × .01 mm Biologie Tips Roboz Surgical Instrument RS-5015
Forskolin Thermo Fisher Scientific BP25205
GDNF Human ProSpec-Tany TechnoGene, Ltd. CYT-305
GlutaMAX supplement Thermo Fisher Scientific 35050-061
Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) Thermo Fisher Scientific 14175-095
Hibernate E BrainBits HE
Hibernate E low fluorescence BrainBits HELF Fluorescence which hinders observation of embryo’s GFP expressions should be low.
Horse serum, heat inactivated, New Zealand origin Thermo Fisher Scientific 26050-070
IBMX Tocris Cookson 2845 Isobutylmethylxanthine
Laminin Thermo Fisher Scientific 23017-015
Leibovitz’s L15 medium Thermo Fisher Scientific 11415064
2-Mercaptoethanol Sigma-Aldrich M6250
Micro Dissecting Scissors Roboz Surgical Instrument RS-5913
Micro Knife 4.75” 1.7 × 27 mm blade Roboz Surgical Instrument RS-6272
Moria Mini Perforated Spoon Fine Science Tools 10370-19
mouse monoclonal antibody to neuronal class III β-tubulin (TUBB3) BioLegend 801202 1:500, TUJ1
Nikon Perfect Focus Eclipse Ti live cell fluorescence microscope and Elements software Nikon - Differential interference contrast images and immunocytochemistry images of the cell cultures were captured with these equipments
Nitric Acid 90%, Fuming (Certified ACS) Fisher Scientific A202-212 For rinsing coverslips
Olympus 1.7ml Microtubes, Clear Genesee Scientific 22-281 These are the tubes that we discribed ‟1.7 mL microcentrifuge tubes” in the context.
Papain Dissociation System Worthington Biochemical Corp LK003150 Papain solution and alubumin-ovomucoid inhibitor solution are prepared from this kit.
Penicillin-streptomycin (10,000 U/ml) Thermo Fisher Scientific 15140-122
Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) Thermo Fisher Scientific 10010-023
Poly D-lysin (PDL) MilliporeSigma A-003-E
rabbit monoclonal antibody to Islet1 Abcam ab109517 1:200
SMZ18 and SMZ1500 zoom stereomicroscopes with DS-Ri1 camera Nikon - Dissection was performed and images of dissected embryos and tissues are captured under these fluorescence microscopes.
Sylgard 170 Black Silicone Encapsulant - A+B 0.9 Kg kit Dow Corning 1696157 We make dissection dishes using this kit.
TC treated Dishes, 100 × 20 mm Genesee Scientific 25-202 We make dissection dishes using this dish.
Thum Dressing Forceps 4.5” Serrated 2.2 mm Tip Width Roboz Surgical Instrument RS-8100
Transducer for LOGOQ e VET GE Healthcare L8-18i-RS For ultrasound on female mice
Veterinary ultrasound machine GE Healthcare LOGOQ e VET For ultrasound on female mice
Zeiss LSM 700 series laser scanning confocal microscope and Zen Software Carl Zeiss - Confocal image of the embryo was captured with these equipments