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Immunogenicity of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in BALB/c mice: identification of an H2-Kd-restricted CTL epitope
Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) is a novel marker gene product, which is readily detectable using techniques of fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, or macroscopic imaging. In the present studies...
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DNA ploidy, S-phase, and Ki-67 antigen expression in the evaluation of cell content of pleural effusions
Cells from pleural effusions (28 malignant and 14 nonmalignant with reactive mesothelial cells) were examined in parallel by means of conventional cytology and multiparametric flow cytometry. The latter includ...
