Detection of antigen-specific T cells by cytokine flow cytometry: The use of whole blood may underestimate frequencies

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3484-3492

  Hoffmeister, Bodo ^a   Bunde, Torsten ^a   Rudawsky, Ina Maria ^a   Volk, Hans Dieter ^a   Kern, Florian ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigen specific T cells; Cytokine flow cytometry; Rapid cytokine induction

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEPARIN; LITHIUM; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL LYSATE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DONOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIGENS; CYTOKINES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0348013080     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200324223     Document Type: Article

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