Single-cell technologies for monitoring immune systems

Nature Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 128-135

  Chattopadhyay, Pratip K ^a   Gierahn, Todd M ^b   Roederer, Mario ^a   Love, J Christopher ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTOMICS;

ANIMALS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; MONITORING, IMMUNOLOGIC; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84892687815     PISSN: 15292908     EISSN: 15292916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ni.2796     Document Type: Review

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