title: Strategic reserves.
abstract: New methodologies--particularly the combination of flow cytometry and the use of monoclonal antibodies--as adjuncts to existing techniques for the analysis of the various subpopulations of haemopoietic cells are becoming available. These enable a significant advance in understanding and monitoring haemopoietic mechanisms, both in normal and in abnormal states. With this help, a functional measurement of the proliferation and differentiating capacity of haemopoietic tissues is becoming possible.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002452:Cell Count; D002455:Cell Division; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D051379:Mice