The breakdown of cell membranes by electrical and mechanical stress

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 247-254

  Akinlaja, Johannes ^a,c   Sachs, Frederick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031808801     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77511-3     Document Type: Article

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