Practical Flow Cytometry, 3rd Edition Howard M. Shapiro Wiley Liss, New York, 1994 ISBN 0-471-30376-3 12 Chapters, 540 Pages, 2314 References, Indexed

Short Summary

This book is the third edition of a flow cytometry classic. The current edition is very comprehensive and is useful to all scientists who are contemplating entering or are currently using flow cytometry. The value of the book is in the detailed background that accompanies each component of flow cytometry instrumentation. The current edition contains about 500 pages in 12 chapters and is well indexed. A good deal of the book provides a considerable expansion of the information in the 2nd Edition. This edition is tremendously detailed and an absolute must for anyone serious about flow cytometry. It is a graduate students' necessity, and makes an excellent basis for teaching the general topic of flow cytometry. If you are interested in the history of flow cytometry, this edition is really interesting - almost as exciting as a Tom Clancy novel (Howard's next book....)! If you ever had to make a choice of a single book for your library (which of course you just couldn't do) you would probably be advised to start with this book.