Immunophenotyping

Immunophenotyping

C. C. Stewart and J. K. A. Nicholson, eds. New York: Wiley-Liss. 1999. ISBN 0-471-23957-7. 442 pp. 74.50.

Flow cytometry is one of the most operator-dependent semi-automated procedures used in the clinical laboratory. The virtual explosion in its use during the past 20 years, noted by the editors in their preface, has not always been accompanied by a full understanding of the principles involved or its applications. Many of us, although using flow cytometry on a daily basis, are not experts. This timely book, the second in the Cytometric Cellular Analysis series, should be essential reading for those using flow cytometry for immunophenotyping in clinical …