Counting absolute numbers of specific leukocyte subpopulations in avian whole blood using a single-step flow cytometric technique: Comparison of two inbred lines of chickens

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 227, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 169-176

  Burgess, S C ^a   Davison, T F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute cell count; Avian; Chicken; MHC class I expression; Nucleated red cells; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOLYSIS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032859897     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1759(99)00083-6     Document Type: Article

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