A whole blood alternative to traditional methods for CD4+ T lymphocyte determination

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-34

  Zwerner, Robert K ^b   Hudson, James C ^a   Coulter, Wallace H ^b   Brunhouse, Robert F ^b   Russell, Thomas R ^b  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; HIV; Microspheres; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031012218     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199701010-00006     Document Type: Article

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