Flow cytometric quantitation of immunofluorescence intensity: Problems and perspectives

Cytometry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-178

  Gratama, Jan W ^a   D'Hautcourt, Jean Luc ^b   Mandy, Frank ^c   Rothe, Gregor ^d   Barnett, David ^e   Janossy, George ^f   Papa, Stefano ^g   Schmitz, Gerd ^d   Lenkei, Rodica ^h   Schmitz, G ⁱ   Autran, B ⁱ   Brando, B ⁱ   D'Hautcourt, J L ⁱ   Gratama, J W ⁱ   Huber, A ⁱ   Janossy, G ⁱ   Johnsen, H E ⁱ   Kappelmayer, J ⁱ   Lenkei, R ⁱ   Orfao, A ⁱ   Papa, S ⁱ   Papamichail, M ⁱ   Valet, G ⁱ   Totterman T ⁱ   Rothe, G ⁱ   Zupanska, B ⁱ   more..

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Hôpital de Warquignies   (Belgium)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^e ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^h CALAB Research   (Sweden)

ⁱ S:t Görans Sjukhus ^*

Author keywords

Calibration; Flow cytometry; Immunofluorescence; Instrument setup; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

CD38 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; FLUOROCHROME; OKT 4; PADGEM PROTEIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; REAGENT;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STANDARDIZATION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MICE; MICROSPHERES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 0032189327     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19981001)33:2<166::AID-CYTO11>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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