Dendrimer-assisted patch-clamp sizing of nuclear pores

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 439, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 829-837

  Bustamante, J O ^a,b   Michelette, E R F ^a   Geibel, J P ^b   Hanover, J A ^c   McDonnell, T J ^d   Dean, D A ^e  

^a TIRADENTES UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac myocytes; Cell nucleus; Dendrimers; EGFP; Gene activity; Gene expression; Ion channels; Nuclear ion channels; Nuclear pores; Nucleocytoplasmic transport; Patch clamp; PEGFP; Pore diameter

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034126027     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004249900233     Document Type: Article

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