A rapid and simple method for measuring thymocyte apoptosis by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry

1991/06/01 by I. Nicoletti, Ildo Nicoletti, Graziella Migliorati +7 · 4,637 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · Immunology and Microbiology · #Annexin #Apoptosis #Biochemistry #Biology #DNA fragmentation #Flow cytometry #Fragmentation (computing) #Genetics #Immune system #Immunology #Immunotherapy and Immune Responses #Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies #Molecular biology #Population #Programmed cell death #Propidium iodide #RNA Interference and Gene Delivery #Staining #T cell #Thymocyte

paper · doi:10.1016/0022-1759(91)90198-o

published in Journal of Immunological Methods 139(2), 271-279 (Elsevier BV)

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