A novel method to determine the diffusional water permeability of oocyte plasma membranes

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 89, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 293-297

  Iserovich, Pavel ^a   Kuang, Kunyan ^a   Chun, Terry ^a   Fischbarg, Jorge ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; CHIP28; Deuterium; Diffusional water permeability; Osmotic water permeability; Tritium; Water channels; Xenopus laevis oocytes

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AQUAPORIN; DEUTERIUM; TRITIUM OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER PERMEABILITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; TRITIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031457237     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(97)83381-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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