A simplified technique for obtaining purified peripheral lymphocytes from chickens.
A simplified technique for isolating purified avian peripheral lymphocytes using a Ficoll-diatrizoate density is described. The procedure requires only 2 ml. of blood, can be completed in 5 min., and is  suitable for the repeated testing of relatively large numbers of birds.
D000818:Animals; D002469:Cell Separation; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D002645:Chickens / Q000097:blood*; D008214:Lymphocytes