The use of fluorescent target arrays for assessment of T cell responses in vivo

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 88, 2014, Pages

  Quah, Benjamin J C ^a   Wijesundara, Danushka K ^a   Ranasinghe, Charani ^a   Parish, Christopher R ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE); Cell proliferation dye eFluor 670 (CPD); CellTrace violet (CTV); CTL assay in vivo; Flow cytometry; Immunology; Investigative techniques; Issue 88; Multiparameter; T cell response

Indexed keywords

5-(6)-CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN DIACETATE SUCCINIMIDYL ESTER; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SUCCINIMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; PROCEDURES; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; SUCCINIMIDES; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84921952876     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51627     Document Type: Article

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