A flow cytometric assay for quantitation of rare antigen-specific t cells: Using cell-tracking dyes to calculate precursor frequencies for proliferation

Immunological Investigations

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 563-580

  Givan, Alice L ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen specific T Cells; CFSE; Dye Dilution; PKH; Precursor Frequency

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DYE; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STIMULATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DYE DILUTION CURVE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CELL DIVISION; COLORING AGENTS; EPITOPES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

EID: 37649026003     PISSN: 08820139     EISSN: 15324311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820130701683803     Document Type: Review

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