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Critical appraisal of the side population assay in stem cell and cancer stem cell research.
Cell stem cell - 4 Feb 2011
Golebiewska Anna, Brons Nicolaas H C, Bjerkvig Rolf, Niclou Simone P
Abstract excerpt
The "Side Population" (SP) discrimination assay is a flow cytometry method used to detect stem cells based on the dye efflux properties of ABC transporters. We discuss the SP assay and its applications in stem cell biology, with an emphasis on the technical challenges related to sample preparation, data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation. We highlight the value of multicolor phenotyping, the impact of DNA...
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