Characterization of single-cell electroporation by using patch-clamp and fluorescence microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1993-2001

  Ryttsén, Frida ^a   Farre, Cecilia ^a   Brennan, Carrie ^b   Weber, Stephen G ^b   Nolkrantz, Kerstin ^a   Jardemark, Kent ^a,c   Chiu, Daniel T ^a,d   Orwar, Owe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ION PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0033799240     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76447-2     Document Type: Article

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