A protocol for combining proliferation, tetramer staining and intracellular cytokine detection for the flow-cytometric analysis of antigen specific T-cells

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 366-370

  Tesfa, Lidia ^a   Volk, H D ^a   Kern, F ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigen specific T cells; CFDA SE; Cytokine flow cytometry; Tetramers

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE SUCCINIMIDYL ESTER; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; REAGENT; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; TETRAMER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PROVOCATION TEST; STAINING; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 1842423561     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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