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Alexander W Kay1, Dara M Strauss-Albee2, Catherine A Blish3,4
1Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Abstract:
Mass cytometry is a novel platform for high-dimensional phenotypic and functional analysis of single cells. This system uses elemental metal isotopes conjugated to monoclonal antibodies to evaluate up to 42 parameters simultaneously on individual cells with minimal overlap between channels. The platform can be customized for analysis of both phenotypic and functional markers. Here, we will describe methods to stain, collect, and analyze intracellular functional markers and surface phenotypic markers on natural killer cells.
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