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Cytotoxicity assays are usually based on the assessment of cell membrane damage, which can also be indirectly detected by measuring cell viability. Detection methods include MTT assay, CKK-8 assay, LDH assay and ATP assay, etc.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization detects specific DNA or RNA sequences inside fixed cells or tissue sections by hybridizing fluorescently labeled nucleic-acid probes to complementary target sequences, allowing the target’s copy number, chromosomal position, spatial distribution, or transcript abundance to be visualized microscopically. DNA-FISH detects genomic loci, chromosomal gains/losses, amplifications, deletions, and rearrangements, while RNA-FISH detects RNA molecules or transcript localization; in cancer cells, mouse tumors, neurons, organoids, macrophages, or drug-screening samples, the readout is fluorescent puncta, fusion/split signals, or localized RNA signal interpreted relative to validated controls.

Ca²⁺ staining is an experimental technique that utilizes specific fluorescent probes (such as Fluo-4 AM, Fura-2, etc.) to qualitatively or quantitatively detect dynamic changes in intracellular Ca²⁺ concentrations; this is achieved by monitoring the changes in fluorescent signals generated when these probes bind to free intracellular calcium ions. The underlying principle relies primarily on the presence of chelating groups within the probe's molecular structure that possess high affinity for calcium ions.