Single-cell electroporation

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Olofsson, Jessica ^a   Nolkrantz, Kerstin ^b   Ryttsén, Frida ^c   Lambie, Bradley A ^a   Weber, Stephen G ^a   Orwar, Owe ^a  

^a Dept of Phys Chem/M C ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Cellectricon AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; ELECTROLYTE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CELL COUNT; CELL SUSPENSION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; MICROELECTRODE; MICROPIPETTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARGET CELL;

EID: 0037309122     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00003-4     Document Type: Review

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