Cholesterol distribution in living cells: Fluorescence imaging using dehydroergosterol as a fluorescent cholesterol analog

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1915-1925

  Mukherjee, Sushmita ^a   Zha, Xiaohui ^a   Tabas, Ira ^b   Maxfield, Frederick R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; DEHYDROERGOSTEROL; FILIPIN; LIPOSOME; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL BOND; CHO CELL; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HOMEOSTASIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031687965     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77632-5     Document Type: Article

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