title: Laser flow cytometry as a tool for the advancement of clinical medicine.
abstract: Flow cytometry is a classic laser technology. With the discovery of the cytometer, flow cytometry has become a primary tool in biodiagnostic research. This review focuses on current applications of flow cytometry to the diagnosis of disease and treatment monitoring at the single-cell level. A description of the principles of flow cytometry and a brief overview of the major applications are presented. Our criteria for selecting research papers for this review are those that show advances in biomedicine and pharmacotherapy achieved by using non-invasive flow cytometry. New concepts for diagnosis and classification based on quantitative measurements of cellular parameters and the expression of specific differentiation antigens on the surface of cells will be discussed herein.
authors.affiliation: Shorter University, Natural Sciences Department, 315 Shorter Ave., Rome, GA 30165, USA. Electronic address: davea432@gmail.com.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aebisher
authors.affiliation: Southern Polytechnic State University, Department of Biology and Chemistry, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060, USA.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bartusik
authors.affiliation: University of Rzeszów, Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, Warzywna 1A, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tabarkiewicz
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes
keywords: Disease diagnosis; Flow cytometry; Laser; Pharmacotherapy; Treatment monitoring