Sampling site matters when counting lymphocyte subpopulations.

Clinical and scientific work routinely relies on antecubital venipunctures for hematological, immunological or other analyses on blood. This study tested the hypothesis that antecubital veins can be considered to be a good proxy for other sampling sites. Using a hematocytometer and a flow cytometer,...

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Main Authors: Benson Ogunjimi, Dieter Peeters, Niel Hens, Ronald Malfait, Viggo Van Tendeloo, Pierre Van Damme, Philippe Beutels, Evelien Smits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3405139?pdf=render