Before revision: Over the past years, various methods ( ELISPOT assay , intracellular cytokine staining, secretion assay) have been developed for the identification of T cells, but only major histocompatibility complex (MHC) procedures allow identification and purification of antigen-specific T cells independent of their functional status.
After revision: Over the past years, various methods ( ELISpot Assay , intracellular cytokine staining, secretion assay) have been developed for the identification of T cells, but only major histocompatibility complex (MHC) procedures allow identification and purification of antigen-specific T cells independent of their functional status.