Quantification of circulating endothelial and progenitor cells: comparison of quantitative PCR and four-channel flow cytometry.

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Published in BMC Res Notes on August 28, 2008

Authors

Michael Steurer1, Johann Kern, Matthias Zitt, Albert Amberger, Monika Bauer, Günther Gastl, Gerold Untergasser, Eberhard Gunsilius

Author Affiliations

1: Tumor Biology and Angiogenesis Laboratory, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Innrain 66, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria. michael.steurer@i-med.ac.at

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