title: Sperm DNA-mediated reduction of nonspecific fluorescence during cellular imaging with quantum dots.
abstract: Salmon sperm DNA was used as a blocking agent to reduce background fluorescence signals from gelatin-coated cell culture dishes.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bio-Medical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, 270-701, Republic of Korea. kimsoonhag@empal.com.|Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon Metropolitan City, 404-834, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jonghwan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Brain Korea 21 PLUS Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Ju
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Science, CHA University, 335 Pangyo-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-400, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Youngsok
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Al-Jeraisy DNA Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.|Department of Nucleic Acids Research, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City for Scientific Research and Technological Applications, Alexandria 21934, Egypt.
authors.forename: Bahy A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulaziz A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Al-Khedhairy
authors.affiliation: Institute for Bio-Medical Convergence, College of Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, 270-701, Republic of Korea. kimsoonhag@empal.com.|Catholic Kwandong University International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon Metropolitan City, 404-834, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soonhag
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004247:DNA / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012474:Salmon; D013094:Spermatozoa
chemical_list: D004247:DNA