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. 2016 Nov;4(21):418. doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.10.73

Table 1. Description and clinical significance of leukocytes cell population data (CPD).

Parameters Description and information related to cell type Meaning
NE-SSC Neutrophils cell complexity Increases in the presence of greater amounts of granules (e.g., toxic granules), vacuoles and other cytoplasmic inclusions. Decreases in the presence of lower cell complexity (e.g., granulocytes hypo-granulates)
NE-WX Neutrophils complexity and width of dispersion of the events measured Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of neutrophils population, respect to NE-SSC
NE-SFL Neutrophils fluorescence intensity Increases in proportion to the amount of cellular DNA and RNA, such as in immature granulocytes, band neutrophil, etc.
NE-WY Neutrophils fluorescence intensity and the width of dispersion Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of neutrophils population, compared to NE-SFL
NE-FSC Neutrophils cell size Changes in the presence of abnormal sized cells
NE-WZ Neutrophils cell size and the width of dispersion Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of neutrophils population, compared to NE-FSC
LY-X Lymphocytes cell complexity Its increases in the presence of greater amounts of granules or vacuoles (e.g., large granular lymphocyte)
LY-WX Lymphocytes complexity and width of dispersion of the events measured Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of lymphocytes population, compared to LY-X
LY-Y Lymphocytes fluorescence intensity Increases in proportion to the amount of cellular DNA and RNA, such as in activated or abnormal lymphocytes and blast cells, etc.
LY-WY Lymphocytes fluorescence intensity and the width of dispersion Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of lymphocytes population, compared to LY-Y
LY-Z Lymphocytes cell size Changes in the presence of abnormal sized cells (e.g., could increase for activated lymphocyte or decrease for pyknotic lymphocytes, etc.)
LY-WZ Lymphocytes cell size and the width of dispersion Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of lymphocytes population, compared to LY-Z
MO-X Monocytes cells complexity Increases in the presence of greater amounts of granules, vacuoles and other cytoplasmic inclusions. Decreases in the presence of a lower cell complexity
MO-WX Monocytes complexity and width of dispersion of the events measured Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of monocytes population, compared to MO-X
MO-Y Monocytes fluorescence intensity Increases in proportion to the amount of cellular DNA and RNA (e.g., activated monocytes and monoblasts)
MO-WY Monocytes fluorescence intensity and the width of dispersion Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of monocytes population, compared to MO-Y
MO-Z Monocytes cell size Changes in the presence of abnormal sized cells
MO-WZ Monocytes cell size and the width of dispersion Its increase reflects the degree of heterogeneity of monocytes population, compared to MO-Z