Computational analysis of high-throughput flow cytometry data

Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 679-693

  Robinson, J Paul ^a,b,c   Rajwa, Bartek ^a,b   Patsekin, Valery ^a,b   Davisson, Vincent Jo ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated classification; Drug screening; Flow cytometry; High throughput; Pathway analysis; Phenotypic classification

Indexed keywords

CELL SUSPENSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SCREENING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84864375540     PISSN: 17460441     EISSN: 1746045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2012.693475     Document Type: Review

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