Multiparameter Flow Cytometry Enables Immune Profiling and IFN Pathway Analysis in Human Minor Salivary Glands

Eiko YamadaKalie DominickRachel J KulcharZohreh KhavandgarMargaret BeachEileen PelayoAlan N. BaerPaola PerezBlake Matthew Warner^*

• National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, United States

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