Open AccessRapid detection of circulating fibrocytes by flowcytometry in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Author(s) -
Esam H. Alhamad,
Zahid Shakoor,
Feisal A. Al-Kassimi,
Ahmad Almogren,
M. O. Gad El-Rab,
Shyam Maharaj,
Martin Kolb
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.157294
Subject(s) - medicine , population , flow cytometry , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , monoclonal antibody , pathology , antibody , immunology , monoclonal , lung , environmental health
Current protocols for detection of circulating fibrocytes (CFs) in peripheral blood described in various pulmonary and nonpulmonary disorders involve complex and time consuming, non standardized techniques.