A novel flow cytometric assay for measurement of <it>In Vivo </it>pulmonary neutrophil phagocytosis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Phagocytosis assays are traditionally performed <it>in vitro </it>using polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) isolated from peripheral blood or the peritoneum and heat-killed, pre-opsonized organisms. These assays may not a...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
BMC
2006-07-01
|
Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/61 |