Publisher's Synopsis
Flow Cytometry First Principles Alice Longobardi Givan Geared for the nonspecialist, Flow Cytometry: First Principles presents a succinct, accessible "user friendly" approach to exploring flow cytometry and its relevance to modern biology and biomedicine. Starting with the fundamentals of instrumentation, data analysis, and interpretation of experimental and diagnostic results, the author provides a tutorial treatment of applications both in the laboratory and the clinic that will appeal to the novice and expert alike. Using concrete examples to illustrate general concepts, this self–teaching guide builds the readers technical understanding of the capabilities and limitations of modern analytical cytology. Students, research faculty, clinical specialists, and laboratory technologists will gain an appreciation of the range of experimental procedures and diagnostic measurements that are possible with todays flow cytometric instrumentation. An outgrowth of years of lecture and laboratory workshop instruction by the author, Flow Cytometry: First Principles is designed for the needs of those in cell and molecular biology, immunology, oncology, hematology, laboratory medicine, and other areas that rely upon the quantitative measurement and selective purification of cells and their constituents. This practical introduction will prove indispensable for the nonspecialist who wishes to understand the power and the pitfalls of this technology toward a more critical interpretation of the literature as well as the effective design and implementation of laboratory protocols.
