Flow cytometry analysis of immune cell populations isolated from cervicovaginal secretions of cynomolgus monkeys

Journal of Immunological Methods

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 7-14

  Di Fabio, Simonetta ^a   Corrias, Franco ^a   Monardo, Francesca ^b   Titti, Fausto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immune cells; Monkey; Phenotype; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; CD11 ANTIGEN; CD14 ANTIGEN; CD2 ANTIGEN; CD20 ANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SECRETION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONKEY; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SECRETION;

MACACA FASCICULARIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0346373835     PISSN: 00221759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2003.09.007     Document Type: Article

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