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cytometry

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cytometry /cy·tom·e·try/ (-tre) the characterization and measurement of cells and cellular constituents.
flow cytometry  a technique for counting cells suspended in fluid as they flow one at a time past a focus of exciting light.

cy·tom·e·try (s-tm-tr)
n.
The counting of cells, especially blood cells, using a cytometer or hemocytometer.

cytometry
[sītom′ətrē]
the counting and measuring of cells, specifically blood cells. cytometric, adj.

cytometry
the counting of blood cells.

cytometry
The measurement of various physical characteristics of cells. See Flow cytometry, Laser scanning cytometry.


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The Rochester researchers used flow cytometry to analyze T cell division in cell cultures derived from lead-treated mice.
However, the use of flow cytometry (FCM) now enables us to quantify the amount of binder-rich particles and to investigate the aggregation of such particles.
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