Structural analysis of red blood cell membrane with an atomic force microscope

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 445-451

  Yamashina, S ^a   Katsumata, O ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Erythrocyte membrane; Freeze fracture; Ghost; Immunohistochemistry; Membrane skeleton; Spectrin; Ultracryosection

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ATOMIC FORCE; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FREEZE FRACTURE; GHOST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE SKELETON; RED BLOOD CELL; SPECTRIN; ULTRACRYOSECTION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0033858482     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023827     Document Type: Article

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