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Braz J Med Biol Res
; 25(9): 909-12, 1992.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1342837
RESUMO
We have introduced some modifications in the technique called "cell decoration" in order to increase the amount of lipid-conjugated antibodies which can be incorporated into the membrane of B cells. As shown by FACS analysis, we have obtained an approximately 4-fold increment in the amount of specific antibodies incorporated into the cell membrane. The procedure, which consists of successive changes of the medium that contains the lipid-conjugated antibodies, avoided changes on parameters that interfere with cell viability. The proposed modification resulted in an approximately 2-fold enhancement of the ability of decorated B cells to act as antigen presenting cells for specific T hybridomas.