title: [A historical review of flow cytometers and characteristics of commercial instruments].
abstract: Instruments utilized in flow cytometry are called flow cytometers and they can be classified into two kinds, namely, cell analyzers and cell sorters. Important technological developments related to the flow cytometer and various kinds of laboratory instruments are reviewed historically. Commercial cell sorters and cell analyzers produced by several companies are compared and the characteristics of each are listed.
authors.affiliation: Supermolecular Science Division, Kyoundo Hospital of Sasaki Institute.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugishita
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000145:classification / Q000295:instrumentation*