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Flow cytometry and microscopy are perhaps the two most commonly used techniques for analyzing single cells. Both techniques are typically robust and provide a high throughput analysis of living and/or fixed cells. The techniques are often combined with fluorescent labeling of cells, using for example antibodies. This chapter is a short introductory review where some of the possible applications using flow cytometry and microscopy are discussed.
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Lindström, S. (2012). Flow Cytometry and Microscopy as Means of Studying Single Cells: A Short Introductional Overview. In: Lindström, S., Andersson-Svahn, H. (eds) Single-Cell Analysis. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 853. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-567-1_2
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