摘要 |
In cytometry and like procedures, the number of different types of identifiable particle (and, therefore, the number of detectable analytes) is increased by using the coding labels on some particles as signal labels on other particles, and by using the signal labels on some particles as coding labels on other particles. In one such procedure, the particles of a first class are coded with preselected amounts of a first pair of fluorochromes, and the particles of a second class of particles are coded with preselected amounts of a second pair of fluorochromes. The analytes which interact with the first class of particles are identified by a signal label selected from the second pair; and the analytes which interact with a second class of particles are identified by a signal label selected from the first pair. |