The mechanism of red cell (dis)aggregation investigated by means of direct cell manipulation using multiple optical trapping

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 256-258

  Bronkhorst, P J H ^a   Grimbergen, J ^a   Brakenhoff, G J ^a   Heethaar, R M ^b   Sixma, J J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

mechanism; optical tweezers; red cell aggregation; rouleaux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE AGGREGATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031039654     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-2036.x     Document Type: Article

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