Ussing chamber for high-frequency transmural impedance analysis of epithelial tissues

Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Gitter, Alfred H ^a   Schulzke, Jörg Dieter ^a   Sorgenfrei, Detlef ^a   Fromm, Michael ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternating current impedance; Epithelial resistance; HT 29 cells; Subepithelial resistance; Ussing chamber

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENT; INTESTINE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 0030875296     PISSN: 0165022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-022X(97)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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