Scattered at wider angles (approximately 90∘90 raised to the composed with power
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When a cell passes through a laser in a flow cytometer, it scatters light. The light scattered at small angles (0.5° to 10°) in the forward direction is called Forward Scatter (FSC). Scattered at wider angles (approximately 90∘90 raised to
To understand FSC-A, it helps to understand how the machine works. The machine shoots a tiny laser beam at a single line of cells.
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By pairing these two metrics, scientists can easily identify primary cell subsets in a whole blood or peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) sample without using any fluorescent antibodies:
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In a dot plot, FSC-A is usually plotted on the y-axis against Side-Scatter Area (SSC-A) on the x-axis to distinguish between different cell types based on size and granularity [5.2]. For example, in peripheral blood analysis, larger cells like monocytes appear higher on the FSC-A axis compared to lymphocytes, which are smaller. 2. Doublet Discrimination (Singlet Gating)