We demonstrate the utility of multicolor flow cytometry for detailed phenotypic and functional characterization of total as well as memory subsets of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in rhesus macaques, the ideal model for HIV/AIDS vaccine studies.
He, H., Courtney, A. N., Wieder, E., Sastry, K. J. Multicolor Flow Cytometry Analyses of Cellular Immune Response in Rhesus Macaques. J. Vis. Exp. (38), e1743, doi:10.3791/1743 (2010).