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Features of free software packages in flow cytometry: a comparison between four non-commercial software sources

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Flow cytometers designed to analyze large particles are enabling new applications in biology. Data analysis is a critical component of the process FCM. In this article we compare features of four free software packages including WinMDI, Cyflogic, Flowing software, and Cytobank.

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  1. Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, P.O. Box 19395-4644, Tehran, Iran

    Fazel Sahraneshin Samani, Pardis Khosravani & Marzieh Ebrahimi

  2. Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Jodene K. Moore

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Sahraneshin Samani, F., Moore, J.K., Khosravani, P. et al. Features of free software packages in flow cytometry: a comparison between four non-commercial software sources. Cytotechnology 66, 555–559 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-013-9609-8

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