The origin and identification of unknown events associated with low-level leucocyte counting by flow cytometry

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-198

  Bashir, Saber ^a   Cardigan, R ^a  

^a NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA; Flow cytometry; Leucocyte counting; Leucocyte depletion; Polymorphonuclear cells; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SEPARATION; COLORING AGENTS; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; PROPIDIUM;

EID: 0141962526     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2003.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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