Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Cytapheresis

Separation of one or more kinds of cells from whole blood with the return of other blood cell constituents to the patient or donor. This is accomplished with an instrument that uses centrifugation to separate the cells into different layers based on the differences in cell density (displacement) or drag coefficients in a current (elutriation). The procedure is commonly used in adoptive transfer to isolate NK cells, lymphocytes, or monocytes.

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Separation of one or more kinds of cells from whole blood with the return of other blood cell constituents to the patient or donor. This is accomplished with an instrument that uses centrifugation to separate the cells into different layers based on the differences in cell density (displacement) or drag coefficients in a current (elutriation). The procedure is commonly used in adoptive transfer to isolate NK cells, lymphocytes, or monocytes.

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  • Cytaphereses

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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  • Blood Component Removal (1986-1990)
  • Cell Separation (1978-1990)

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  1. E02w.095w.160
  2. E02w.120w.285
  3. E05.200.500.363w.171
  4. E05.242.363w.171

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Cytapheresis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016238. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016238
  2. Cytapheresis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73031882