Electrically excitable normal rat kidney fibroblasts: A new model system for cell-semiconductor hybrids

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1659-1667

  Parak, W J ^a   Domke, J ^a   George, M ^a   Kardinal, A ^a   Radmacher, M ^a   Gaub, Herman E ^a   De Roos, A D G ^b   Theuvenet, A P R ^b   Wiegand, G ^c   Sackmann, E ^c   Behrends, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADHESION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FIBROBLAST; HEART MUSCLE CELL; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033054309     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77325-X     Document Type: Article

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