This protocol describes the technique of isolating fluorescently labeled T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) tumor cells from an adult zebrafish and quantifying them using trypan blue dye.
Protocol
1. Collection of fluorescently labeled T-ALL cells from the primary tumor fish Prepare at least 20 mL of 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum in 0.9x phosphate buffered saline (FBS/PBS). Add 1 mL of FBS/PBS to one vial of heparin sodium salt (300 units). Select fish bearing tumors in more than 50% of the body, or those fish having difficulty eating or swimming. Sacrifice the fish by overdosing them with tricaine or by ice water immersion. Confirm death by lack of gill m…