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Is ficoll hypaque used for density centrifugation to separate lymphocytes and also density of red blood cells?

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Unclear question: Depending on the mixture of these two chemicals the density of the medium is such that red cells sink and white cell float. Measuring density of red cells is not a medical test.

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