Membrane skeleton involvement in cell fusion kinetics: A parameter that correlates with erythrocyte osmotic fragility

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 336-340

  Baumann, Martin ^a,c   Sowers, Arthur E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Klinikum der RWTH Aachen ^*  (United States)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECTRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE GHOST; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; OSMOTIC STRESS; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0029950951     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79229-9     Document Type: Article

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