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A good Elispot experiment starts with a well-thought-through plan of execution. The quality of an experiment and its results are determined by the controls it includes. Here is a summary of important controls:
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Janetzki, S. (2016). Planning the Experiment. In: Elispot for Rookies (and Experts Too). Techniques in Life Science and Biomedicine for the Non-Expert. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45295-1_5
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