Novel apoptosis assay to analyze immunosuppression

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 158-160

  Boldt, Andreas ^a   Barten, Markus Johannes ^a   Weiss, Claudia ^a   Sagner, Anja ^a   Mohr, Friedrich Wilhelm ^a   Gummert, Jan Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Immunosuppression; Lymphocytes; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; RAPAMYCIN; STAUROSPORINE; TACROLIMUS;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CYCLOSPORINE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LYMPHOCYTES; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; SIROLIMUS; STAUROSPORINE; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 33645902863     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20218     Document Type: Article

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