New fluorescent probes for the measurement of cell membrane viscosity

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-131

  Haidekker, Mark A ^a   Ling, Taotao ^a   Anglo, Michael ^a   Stevens, Hazel Y ^a   Frangos, John A ^a   Theodorakis, Emmanuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Fluid shear stress; Fluorescence; Molecular rotor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035072646     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(00)90061-9     Document Type: Article

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