Theoretical basis for sampling statistics useful for detecting and isolating rare cells using flow cytometry and cell sorting

Cytometry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Rosenblatt, Judah I ^a   Hokanson, James A ^a   McLaughlin, Scott R ^a   Leary, James F ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell sorting; Flow cytometry; Rare cells; Sampling statistics; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030939430     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19970301)27:3<233::AID-CYTO4>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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