Deformability and stability of erythrocytes in high-frequency electric fields down to subzero temperatures

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2653-2666

  Krueger, M ^a   Thom, Fritz ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COLD SENSITIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0030786783     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78294-8     Document Type: Article

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