Flow Cytometry vs Fluorescence Microscopy

There's a lot to consider when choosing between flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy

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While many of the same cellular analyses can be performed using fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, these methods differ in key ways in terms of the applications they support, compatible sample types, complexity, cost, the number of parameters they can detect, sensitivity, and throughput.


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