Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake.

Descriptor ID	D005434
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.225.500.363.342 E01.370.225.500.386.350 E05.196.712.516.600.240.350 E05.200.500.363.342 E05.200.500.386.350 E05.242.363.342 E05.242.386.350
Concept/Terms	Flow Cytometry Flow Cytometry Microfluorometry, Flow Flow Microfluorometries Flow Microfluorometry Microfluorometries, Flow Flow Microfluorimetry Microfluorimetry, Flow Cytofluorometry, Flow Cytofluorometries, Flow Flow Cytofluorometries Flow Cytofluorometry Cytometry, Flow Cytometries, Flow Flow Cytometries Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell

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