title: Side population.
abstract: The side population (SP) assay has been utilized as a method for isolation and characterization of normal and cancer stem cells from a variety of tissues. However, the SP phenotype may not be a common property of all stem cells. This chapter reviews the principle and potential pitfalls of the SP assay with an emphasis on mammary gland SP cell analysis.
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA, fbehbod@kumc.edu.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Behbod
authors.forename: Maria D M
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Vivanco
mesh_terms: D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping / Q000379:methods; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D058985:Side-Population Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*