Fluorescence-activated cytometry cell sorting based on immunological recognition.

M Assenmacher; R Manz; S Miltenyi; A Scheffold; A Radbruch

doi:10.1016/0009-9120(94)00063-2

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Fluorescence-activated cytometry cell sorting based on immunological recognition.

M Assenmacher·R Manz·S Miltenyi·A Scheffold·A Radbruch

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M Assenmacher, R Manz, S Miltenyi, A Scheffold, A Radbruch. 1995. Fluorescence-activated cytometry cell sorting based on immunological recognition.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-9120(94)00063-2

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