Ficoll-Hypaque technique
Fi·coll-·Hy·paque tech·nique
(fī'kōl hī-pak),a density-gradient centrifugation technique for separating lymphocytes from other formed elements in the blood; the sample is layered onto a Ficoll-sodium metrizoate gradient of specific density; following centrifugation, lymphocytes are collected from the plasma-Ficoll interface.
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Fi·coll-Hy·paque tech·nique
(fī'kol-hī'pāk tek-nēk')A density-gradient centrifugation technique for separating lymphocytes from other formed elements in the blood; the sample is layered onto a Ficoll-sodium metrizoate gradient of specific density; following centrifugation, lymphocytes are collected from the plasma-Ficoll interface.
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