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Flow cytometric techniques for studying plasmacytoid dendritic cells in mixed populations.
Methods in molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2005
Olshalsky Stacey L, Fitzgerald-Bocarsly Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) are the natural interferon (IFN-alpha)-producing cells in human peripheral blood that produce vast quantities of IFN-alpha in response to viral infection and other stimuli. PDCs are a rare cell type, making up less than 0.5% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. To date, these cells have not been successfully cultured in vitro and are very sensitive to selection via magnetic...
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