Protocol Guide: MTT Assay for Cell Viability and ...
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Introduction. The MTT assay is used to measure cellular metabolic activity as an indicator of cell viability, proliferation and cytotoxicity. This colorimetric assay is based on the reduction of a yellow tetrazolium salt (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide or MTT) to purple formazan crystals by metabolically active cells (Fig. 1). 6,7,35 The viable cells contain NAD(P ...
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