Standardised counting of particles in the urine: Comparison between flow cytometry, cell chamber counting and traditional sediment analysis;Standardisierte partikelzählung im urin: Ein vergleich zwischen durchfluss-zytometrie, zählkammer und traditionellem urinsediment

Praxis

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 15-21

  Ottiger, C ^a   Regeniter, A ^b   Kochli H P ^c   Huber, A R ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; KOVA cell chamber; Sediment analysis; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051672729     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0369-8394.93.1.15     Document Type: Article

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