Methods in Cell Biology Flow Cytometry, Part A

Flow Cytometry, Second Edition provides a complete and comprehensive two volume laboratory guide and reference for the use of the most current methods in flow cytometry sample preparation and analysis. These essential techniques are described in a step-by-step format, supplemented by explanatory sections and trouble-shooting tips. The methods are accessible to all researchers and students in biomedical science and biology who must use flow cytometry to separate and analyze cells.

Key Features
* Completely revised and greatly expanded since the publication of the First Edition in 1990
* Methods cover cell death and cell cycle analyses
Practical, handbook-style presentation works in lab or classroom
* Unique comprehensive methodological coverage
* Color plates illustrate techniques
* In-depth treatment of procedures, including a description of each procedure:
* Theoretical foundations
* Critical aspects
* Possible pitfalls
* Written by authors with extensive experience who:
* Developed or modified the techniques
* Describe their experience with different instruments and applications to different cell systems
* Are the Who's Who in Flow Cytometry

Audience: Researchers, graduate students, and technicians in cell and developmental biology, pharmacology, toxicology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, biotechnology, immunology, oncology, pathology, plant and marine science, and ecology.

John P. Robinson is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Robinson founded and directed the Survey Research Center at the University of Maryland and the Communication Research Center at Cleveland State University. He has published more than 100 articles in professional journals and books and is a contributing editor to American Demographics magazine. Dr. Robinson was an American Statistical Association/National Science Foundation fellow at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1992-93, a Fulbright scholar at Moscow State University and Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1990, a Research Consultant at BBC News in 1978 and Research Coordinator for the U.S. Surgeon General's Program on Television and Human Behavior in 1970. He received the 1987 Fordham University McGannon Award for Social and Ethical Relevance in Communication Policy Research for his research on improving public understanding of the news. His areas of specialization include social science methodology, attitude and behavior measurement, social change, and the impact of mass communication and other home technology. Additionally, he is an Editor of the Encyclopedia of Food Science, Food Technology & Nutrition.