Normalized median fluorescence: An alternative flow cytometry analysis method for tracking human embryonic stem cell states during differentiation

Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-165

  Chan, Lesley Y ^a,b,c   Yim, Evelyn K F ^c,d   Choo, Andre B H ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); POPULATION STATISTICS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CELL POPULATIONS; CELL SOURCES; DIFFERENTIATION MARKERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; NEGATIVE CONTROL; PLURIPOTENT; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE;

CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872105528     PISSN: 19373384     EISSN: 19373392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2012.0150     Document Type: Article

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