Cytometry

<p>Cytometry is the <a href="/facts/Measurement/rsLLbn1s">measurement</a> of number and characteristics of <a href="/facts/Cell_(biology)/bLM9UQvy">cells</a>. Variables that can be measured by cytometric methods include <a href="/facts/Cell_size/wbArMaJU">cell size</a>, <a href="/facts/Cell_counting/o6gxP6QL">cell count</a>, cell morphology (shape and structure), <a href="/facts/Cell_cycle/nLMT7K4r">cell cycle</a> phase, <a href="/facts/DNA/nB89Iauz">DNA</a> content, and the existence or absence of specific <a href="/facts/Protein/Jxmagu3E">proteins</a> on the cell surface or in the <a href="/facts/Cytoplasm/Wa0sE6xf">cytoplasm</a>. Cytometry is used to characterize and count <a href="/facts/Blood_cell/lf9GA0Dj">blood cells</a> in common <a href="/facts/Blood_test/zevsf3rC">blood tests</a> such as the <a href="/facts/Complete_blood_count/NF9lNJL3">complete blood count</a>. In a similar fashion, cytometry is also used in cell biology research and in medical diagnostics to characterize cells in a wide range of applications associated with diseases such as <a href="/facts/Cancer/PVW6n1D0">cancer</a> and <a href="/facts/AIDS/RqLIEMuJ">AIDS</a>.
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Cytometry