A simple flow cytometry assay using dihydrorhodamine for the measurement of the neutrophil respiratory burst in whole blood: Comparison with the quantitative nitrobluetetrazolium test

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 219, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 187-193

  Richardson, M P ^a   Ayliffe, M J ^b   Helbert, M ^b   Davies, E G ^a  

^a Clinical Infectious Diseases Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b ST HELIER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dihydrorhodamine; Flow cytometry; Neutrophil; Respiratory burst

Indexed keywords

NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; RHODAMINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ADULT; BLOOD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORMAZANS; HUMANS; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; RESPIRATORY BURST; RHODAMINES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032192405     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(98)00136-7     Document Type: Article

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