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The preparation of periapical lesions for flow cytometry.
International endodontic journal - 1 Mar 2000
Fernando K, Gulabivala K, Barrett A W
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To devise an optimal protocol and to analyse the leucocyte composition of periapical (PA) lesions by flow cytometry. METHODOLOGY: PA lesions were mechanically agitated, with and without proteolysis. This was with either 0.2% collagenase alone, or in combination with 0.02% DNA-ase in serial incubations until all tissue was digested. The efficacy of each method was assessed by counting total cell yield and...
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