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Flow cytometric analysis is a powerful tool to determine the lineage, phenotype, and other characteristics of hematopoietic cells. It uses the principles of light scattering and light excitation and the emission of fluorochrome molecules to generate specific multiparameter data from particles and cells. It is a highly sensitive technique that can quantify the expression of eight or more colors/markers on a single cell and therefore enables the identification of aberrant cells within a complex cellular background.
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Gong, Y. (2016). Flow Cytometric Immunophenotyping. In: Metastatic Neoplasms in Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23621-6_5
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