A novel method of microwave treatment for detection of cytoplasmic and nuclear antigens by flow cytometry

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-10

  Lan, Hui Y ^a   Hutchinson, Paul ^a   Tesch, Gregory H ^a   Mu, Wei ^a   Atkins, Robert C ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CD68; DNA; Flow cytometry; Intracellular antigen; Lipocortin 1; MIB 1; Microwave; Proliferating cell nuclear antigen

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA; LIPOCORTIN 1; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DNA CONTENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MESANGIUM CELL; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030000689     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1759(95)00233-2     Document Type: Article

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