A rapid and reliable flow cytometric routine method for counting leucocytes in leucocyte-depleted platelet concentrates

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-34

  Backteman, K ^a   Ledent, E ^a   Berlin, G ^a   Ernerudh, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Leucocyte depletion; Leucocytes; Platelet concentrates

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DILUTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; STAINING;

BLOOD BANKS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; PLATELETPHERESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038756356     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2002.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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