Resting of Cryopreserved PBMC Does Not Generally Benefit the Performance of Antigen-Specific T Cell ELISPOT Assays.

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Published in Cells on July 30, 2012

Authors

Stefanie Kuerten1, Helena Batoulis2, Mascha S Recks3, Edith Karacsony4, Wenji Zhang5, Ramu A Subbramanian6, Paul V Lehmann7

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany. stefanie.kuerten@uk-koeln.de.
2: Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany. helena.batoulis@uk-koeln.de.
3: Department of Anatomy I, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50931 Cologne, Germany. mascha.recks@uk-koeln.de.
4: Cellular Technology Ltd. (C.T.L), Shaker Heights, OH 44122, USA. edith.karacsony@immunospot.com.
5: Cellular Technology Ltd. (C.T.L), Shaker Heights, OH 44122, USA. wenji.zhang@immunospot.com.
6: Cellular Technology Ltd. (C.T.L), Shaker Heights, OH 44122, USA. ramu.subbramanian@immunospot.com.
7: Cellular Technology Ltd. (C.T.L), Shaker Heights, OH 44122, USA. paul.lehmann@uk-koeln.de.

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