Fluorescence Lifetime-Based Discrimination and Quantification of Cellular DNA and RNA with Phase-Sensitive Flow Cytometry

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-55

  Cui, H Helen ^a   Valdez, Joseph G ^a   Steinkamp, John A ^a   Crissman, Harry A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA; Ethidium bromide; Ethidium homodimer 1; Flow cytometry; Fluorescence lifetime; Phase resolved separation; Phase sensitive detection; Propidium iodide; RNA

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; ETHIDIUM HOMODIMER 1; INTERCALATING AGENT; NUCLEASE; NUCLEIC ACID; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; RNA ISOLATION;

EID: 0346874410     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.10022     Document Type: Article

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