Loading of intact rabbit erythrocytes with fluorophores and the enzyme pronase by means of electroporation

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-217

  Haritou, M ^a   Yova, D ^a   Koutsouris, D ^a   Loukas, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b National Research Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Erythrocytes; Loading; Pronase

Indexed keywords

PRONASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ELECTROPORATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; PRONASE; RABBITS;

EID: 0031738141     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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