Is the blood basophil count sufficiently precise, accurate, and specific?

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-92

  Amundsen, Erik K ^a   Henriksson, Carola E ^a   Holthe, Mette R ^a   Urdal, Petter ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basophils; Flow cytometry; Hematology instrument; Leukocyte count

Indexed keywords

CD123 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CCR3;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BASOPHIL COUNT; CELL SELECTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASOPHILS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-3 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; RECEPTORS, CCR3; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84855264061     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP19BFTHYTMORO     Document Type: Article

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