Q and B values are critical measurements required for inter-instrument standardization and development of multicolor flow cytometry staining panels

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1037-1048

  Perfetto, Stephen P ^a   Chattopadhyay, Pratip K ^a   Wood, James ^b   Nguyen, Richard ^a   Ambrozak, David ^a   Hill, Juliane P ^a   Roederer, Mario ^a  

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

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inter instrument quality control and standardization; Panel design; Panel development; Panel success; Q and B values

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS;

EID: 84927577630     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22579     Document Type: Article

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