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APART from its simplicity and certain other advantages, the microscopic method of studying phagocytosis by calculating the phagocytic index—that is the mean number of bacteria engulfed by one phagocyte—is time-consuming and its evaluation tends to be subjective. The faults of the classical phagocytic reaction can be avoided by using bacteria labelled with a radioactive isotope. Determination of the numbers of bacteria in the phagocytes can then be made with the help of a Geiger-Müller counter. The principle of the method for studying phagocytosis, however, remains unaltered.
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BRZUCHOWSKA, W. Use of Radioactive Isotopes in Studies on Phagocytosis in vitro. Nature 212, 210–211 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212210b0
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