Analysis of macrophage phagocytosis: Quantitative assays of phagosome formation and maturation using high-throughput fluorescence microscopy

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 531, Issue , 2009, Pages 45-56

  Steinberg, Benjamin E ^a   Grinstein, Sergio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidification; Fc receptor; Macrophage; Phagocytosis; Vacuolar pH

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; OPSONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOME; STAINING;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSPHERES; OPSONIN PROTEINS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOMES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 65649106901     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-396-7_4     Document Type: Article

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