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Next-generation flow cytometry

Mass cytometry dramatically enhances the dimensionality of fluorescence-based flow cytometry for phenotypic analysis of heterogeneous cell populations.

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Figure 1: Mass cytometry permits high-dimensional immunophenotyping and dissection of signaling behavior in single cells.

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Janes, M., Rommel, C. Next-generation flow cytometry. Nat Biotechnol 29, 602–604 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.1919

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