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[cardiaccellinterest]

Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knows of a definitive way to tell the difference between myocytes and fibroblasts in neonatal rat cultures. I know that beating is a hallmark of course, but I was wondering if there are other indications.

Thanks

[zormil67]

Cardiomyocyte you can stain with anti-desmin antibody
Fibroblasts are vimentin-positive
Use immunochemistry or fluorescence