Analyzing cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity: A simple and reliable flow cytometry-based assay

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-142

  Mattis, Anita E ^a   Bernhardt, Günter ^a   Lipp, Martin ^a   Förster, Reinhold ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

3.3' dioctadecyloxacarbocyanine perchlorate; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; DiO18(3); Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LYMPHOBLAST; LYMPHOCYTOTOXICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031587018     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(97)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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