Paraformaldehyde/glutaraldehyde fixation(method of choice for double labeling of membrane bound and cytoskeletal antigens)

  1. Rinse cells with PBS at room temperature.
  2. Fix in 3% paraformaldehyde, 0.02% glutaraldehyde in PBS for 15 minutes at room temperature.
  3. Permeabilize by immersing cells for 10 seconds in 100% methanol at -20°C.
  4. Incubate cells for 10 minutes in 0.5 mg/mL NaBH4 in PBS, pH 8.0, to reduce aldehyde groups and then repeat 3 times.
  5. Rinse cells with PBS.

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