Robust expression of CCR3 as a single basophil selection marker in flow cytometry

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-91

  Hausmann, O V ^a   Gentinetta, T ^a,b   Fux, M ^a   Ducrest, S ^a   Pichler, W J ^a,b   Dahinden, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ADR AC GmbH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

basophils; CC chemokine receptor 3; flow cytometry; Immunoglobulin E

Indexed keywords

CD123 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR3; EDETIC ACID; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BASOPHIL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BASOPHIL DEGRANULATION TEST; BASOPHILS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RECEPTORS, CCR3; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650018075     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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