title: A simple method for human peripheral blood monocyte isolation.
abstract: We describe a simple method using percoll gradient for isolation of highly enriched human monocytes. High numbers of fully functional cells are obtained from whole blood or buffy coat cells. The use of simple laboratory equipment and a relatively cheap reagent makes the described method a convenient approach to obtaining human monocytes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia, FCS, Universidade de Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barral
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barral Netto
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes