Variability in molluscan hemocytes: A flow cytometric study

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-204

  Ashton Alcox, K A ^a,b   Ford, S E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell sorting; Crassostrea virginica; Eastern oyster; Hemocyte subpopulations; Individual variability; Light scatter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CELL SELECTION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL TYPE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROSCOPY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031899067     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(98)80068-2     Document Type: Article

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