Photoactivation of caged compounds in single living cells: An application to the study of cell locomotion

BioTechniques

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 268-274

  Ishihara, A ^a   Gee, K ^b   Schwartz, S ^c   Jacobson, K ^a   Lee, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MOLECULAR PROBES INC   (United States)

^c Nikon USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 (4,5 DIMETHOXY 2 NITROPHENYL)ETHER; CALCIMYCIN DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM ION; DEXTRAN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCEIN; GLYCEROL; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; RHODAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE; ILLUMINATION; KERATINOCYTE; MICROSCOPE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030737947     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/97232st01     Document Type: Article

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