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Title: Hydrodynamic orientation of sperm heads for flow cytometry

Journal Article · · Biophys. J.; (United States)

Two specially shaped sample injection tubes orient flat-shaped mature sperm heads in a flow cytometer. Orientation allows control of a photometric difficulty experienced with some flow cytometers in the measurement of fluorescent and scattered light from sperm and other flat cells. Both relative DNA-stain content and a measure of cell flatness can now be determined simultaneously for each cell at the high rates possible with flow instruments.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore Lab., CA
OSTI ID:
6790061
Journal Information:
Biophys. J.; (United States), Vol. 23:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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