title: Flow cytometry applications for exotic animals.
abstract: This article describes applications of flow cytometry in hematology. It includes a basic description of how flow cytometers work and their use in enumerating cell populations based on phenotypic markers and measurement of cell functions. Challenges presented by limitations of reagents for exotic animals are described in addition to sources of cross-reactive antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37849, USA. skania@utk.edu
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kania
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D001773:Blood Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity