S phase index

S-phase index (SPI) is a measure of cell growth and viability. It is defined as the number of BrdU-incorporating cells relative to the volume of DNA staining determined from whole mount confocal analyses.

Only cells in the S phase will incorporate BrdU into their DNA structure, which assists in determining length of the cell cycle.

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