Tracking single secretory granules in live chromaffin cells by evanescent-field fluorescence microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2262-2271

  Steyer, J A ^a,b   Almers, Wolfhard ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CYTOSOL; EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMICS; SECRETORY GRANULE;

EID: 0032995380     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77382-0     Document Type: Article

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