Overture

  1. Howard M. Shapiro

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0471722731.ch1

Practical Flow Cytometry

Practical Flow Cytometry

How to Cite

Shapiro, H. M. (2005) Overture, in Practical Flow Cytometry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471722731.ch1

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 30 JUN 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471411253

Online ISBN: 9780471722731

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Keywords:

  • cytometry;
  • Poisson statistics;
  • standard deviation

Summary

This chapter includes the following topics:

  • What (and What Good) is Cytometry?

  • Beginnings: Microscopy and Cytometry

  • Problem Number One: Finding the Cell(s)

  • Flow Cytometry: Problems, Parameters, Probes, and Principles

  • What's in the Box: Flow Cytometer Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology

  • Alternatives to Flow Cytometry; Cytometer Ecology

  • The Rest of the Book