Combined use of fluorescence microscopy and micromechanical measurement to assess cell and membrane properties

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 431, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages

  Waugh, Richard E ^a   Hwang, William C W ^a   Sarelius, Ingrid H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cytoskeleton; Deformability; Erythrocytes; Fluorescence; Memb ane; Senescence; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSKELETON; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HAMSTER; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MICROMANIPULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0029972475     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02346373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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