The intracellular cytokine method allows for a multiparametric readout by flow cytometry with precise phenotyping of the responding T cells. The intracellular cytokine staining of cells that have been fixed and permeabilized following a short-term activation and staining with antibodies to cell surface markers allows for identification of the cellular origin of the cytokine accumulated product.
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