Detection and quantification of IgM+ lymphocytes in fetal lamb spleen, liver and lymph nodes by flow cytometry

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 391-393

  Alitheen, Noorjahan ^a   McClure, Susan ^b   McCullagh, Peter ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal lamb; Flow cytometry; IgM+ lymphocytes; Peyer's patches; Spleen

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPLEEN;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; SHEEP; SPLEEN;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34447133526     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: 14401711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100071     Document Type: Article

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