title: Overview of flow cytometry.
abstract: This introductory unit provides an overview of terminology and techniques unique to flow cytometry and is divided into two sections. The first section discusses technical aspects of flow cytometry which apply primarily to the instrumentation-oriented flow cytometry phase. The second section discusses electronic cell separation using flow cytometry.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Susan O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Sharrow
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods