Ann Lab Med.  2023 May;43(3):307-309. 10.3343/alm.2023.43.3.307.

Suitability of EDTA-anticoagulated Blood for Natural Killer Cell Activity Testing Using Flow Cytometry

• Ryu J
• Choi J
• Kim M
• Cho YU
• Hwang SH
• Jang S
• Park CJ

• KMID: 2551717
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.43.3.307

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  Fig. 1 Comparison of NK cell activity in six paired heparin- and EDTA-anticoagulated samples submitted for flow-cytometric NK cell activity testing. Abbreviation: NK, natural killer.

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