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A Simple Method for detecting Single Antibody-forming Cells

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To my knowledge no method is available for determining the number of antibody-forming cells by simple counting in a hæmocytometer. For this reason the technique proposed here provides possibilities not yet covered by the already known methods for the detection of single antibody-forming cells1–3.

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ZAALBERG, O. A Simple Method for detecting Single Antibody-forming Cells. Nature 202, 1231 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2021231a0

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