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flow cytometry

n.
Cytometry performed by suspending cells in a liquid and passing them through a light beam, often after applying fluorescent stains. The measured characteristics of the scattered light correlate with cell properties such as volume, morphology, and pigmentation.
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[ClickPress, Thu Aug 01 2019] Flow cytometry analyzes fluid by suspending fluid in the light beam or laser beam.
Based on various results in this regard, the aim of the present study was to evaluate and to check the viability of Leishmania infantum promastigotes by flow cytometry using PI in comparison to microscopic method using TB.
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Pechuho, while talking to PPI, said for the first time in the history of Sindh province a state of the art Flow Cytometry machines has successfully been installed in a public sector hospital and the facility is available for general public, free of cost.
CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited , it offers flow cytometry, cytogenetic analysis, fluorescence in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, molecular genetics, and consultations in the areas of hematopathology, and surgical pathology.
In case the medical staff considered it worthwhile to search for monoclonality for specific reasons, why didn't they first perform a flow cytometry of the peripheral blood?
Flow cytometry is a technique used for identifying and sorting cells and their components.