The key constituents more greatly represented in buffy coat compared to Ficoll - purified cells are large granular cells such as neutrophils or dendritic cells. (journals.plos.org)
To our knowledge, there are no studies of FMc in buffy coat. (journals.plos.org)
Unlike the canine situation, it is not all that helpful to stage the disease with buffy coat smears and bone marrow taps, although localizing the disease to the spleen with a splenic aspirate might be particularly useful as tumor cells in these locations have not altered prognosis. (vin.com)