Investigating live and fixed epithelial and fibroblast cells by atomic force microscopy

Current Eye Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 188-195

  Sinniah, Kumar ^a   Paauw, James ^a   Ubels, John ^a  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Atomic force microscopy; Chang conjunctival cells; Fibroblasts; Human corneal epithelial cells; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXICOLOGY;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MINERALS; RABBITS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0036400426     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.24.3.188.8306     Document Type: Article

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