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...

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Main Authors: Gentry-Nielsen Martha J, Perry Greg A, Vander Top Elizabeth A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/6/61