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The production of a reagent kit has been recently organized by DAKO, Immunotekh and other companies, for phenotyping of lymphocytes by the streptavidin–biotin method. The method needs no sophisticated equipment, is highly sensitive, and allows rapid staining of different lymphocyte subpopulations in capillary blood smears and subsequent observation of them under a light microscope. We have modified this method for staining leukocytes in the monolayer prepared with a plate cytorotor. Not decreasing the above-mentioned advantages of the method, this modification significantly cheapens and simplifies the staining procedure; the blood cells of 16 subjects can be stained concurrently, and the staining can be performed by a technician. The streptavidin–biotin method of lymphocyte phenotyping can be mastered in every immunological laboratory, thus improving its technical level.
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Lebedev, K.A., Ponyakina, I.D. & Kozachenko, N.V. A New Stage in the Performance of a Human Immunogram: A Visual Streptavidin-Biotin Approach. Human Physiology 27, 122–126 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007127912441
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