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Selecting the right fluorophores and flow cytometer for fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements

  1. Gábor Horváth1,
  2. Miklós Petrás1,
  3. Gergely Szentesi2,
  4. Ákos Fábián1,
  5. John W. Park3,
  6. György Vereb1,
  7. János Szöllősi1,2,*

Article first published online: 11 APR 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20142

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Cytometry Part A

Cytometry Part A

Volume 65A, Issue 2, pages 148–157, June 2005

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Horváth, G., Petrás, M., Szentesi, G., Fábián, Á., Park, J. W., Vereb, G. and Szöllősi, J. (2005), Selecting the right fluorophores and flow cytometer for fluorescence resonance energy transfer measurements. Cytometry, 65A: 148–157. doi: 10.1002/cyto.a.20142

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  1. 1

    Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

  2. 2

    Cell Biophysical Research Group of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Molecular Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

  3. 3

    Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California

*Department of Biophysics and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, P.O. Box 39, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4012 Debrecen, Hungary

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 MAY 2005
  2. Article first published online: 11 APR 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 FEB 2005
  4. Manuscript Revised: 8 FEB 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 21 DEC 2004

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  • Fogarty International Collaboration Award. Grant Number: 1 RO2 TW00871-01A2
  • European Community. Grant Number: EU FP6 LSHB-CT-2004-1
  • Hungarian Ministry of Health. Grant Numbers: ETT 524/2003, ETT 532/2003
  • Hungarian National Research Fund. Grant Numbers: OTKA T030399, T037831
  • Hungarian Ministry of Education. Grant Number: Békésy Fellowship

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