Detection of DNA Strand Breaks in Apoptotic Cells by Flow- and Image-Cytometry

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 682, Issue , 2011, Pages 91-101

  Darzynkiewicz, Zbigniew ^a   Zhao, Hong ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BrdU; Cell cycle; DNA damage; Flow cytometry; Immuno fluorescence; Laser scanning cytometry

Indexed keywords

BROXURIDINE; DEOXYURIDINE PHOSPHATE; DEOXYURIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STAINING;

APOPTOSIS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; DEOXYURACIL NUCLEOTIDES; DNA BREAKS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 79952201647     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-409-8_8     Document Type: Chapter

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