Antibodies 101: Introduction to Gating in Flow Cytometry
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Blog Post
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April 4, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
... intensity of the cell’s illumination (see Figure 2). H describes the maximum signal strength, while W...SSC-A, so most people use that setting.
Figure 2: As the cell passes through the laser beam and causes...scale in proportion (while H and W do not; see Figure 2), single cell events will show up in a straight line...marker expression, and viability. Gates are the parameters the machine uses to differentiate between variations...bit of theoretical background on the different parameters that your gating strategy will be based upon.... and Area
Within FSC and SSC, there are three parameters that are being measured: height (H), area (A)...events. You are free to choose any size-related parameter, such as FSC-H, FSC-A, SSC-H, SSC-A, etc. You’...