Atomic force microscopy of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 212-225

  Swihart, A H ^a   Mikrut, J M ^a   Ketterson, J B ^a   Macdonald, R C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Band 3; Cytoskeleton; Erythrocyte; Membrane skeleton; Spectrin

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; IONIC STRENGTH; MICA; PROTEINS; SUBSTRATES;

AFM; ATOMIC FORCE; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; BAND 3; CYTOPLASMIC MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETONS; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE SKELETON; SPECTRIN;

AGGREGATES;

ACTIN; BUFFER; MICA; POLYLYSINE; SILANE; SPECTRIN; TRITON X 100;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DERIVATIZATION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION;

MICA;

EID: 0035693109     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2001.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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