Table 3

 Membrane markers used

MarkerLabelCellular distributionMonoclonal antibodySource
PE, phycoerythrin; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; IQP, Groningen, The Netherlands; Imm. Tech, Immunotech, Marseilles, France; BD, Becton Dickinson, Mountain View, USA.
CD14PEMonocytes/macrophages/granulocytes (weak)IgG2aIQP
CD18FITCAll types of leucocytesIgG1Imm. Tech
CD36FITCMonocytes/macrophages/platelets/erythrocyte precursorsIgG1IQP
CD51/61FITCEndothelium/platelets/monocytes/macrophagesIgG1BD
CD83FITCDendritic cellsIgG1BD
HLA-DRPEAntigen presenting cellsIgG2aBD