Analytical challenges of extracellular vesicle detection: A comparison of different techniques

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 123-134

  Erdbrügger, Uta ^a   Lannigan, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection techniques; Dynamic light scattering; Electron microscopy; Exosomes; Extracellular vesicles; Flow cytometry; Microparticles; Nanoparticle tracking analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE MICROPARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL-DERIVED MICROPARTICLES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84983200491     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22795     Document Type: Review

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