Fluorescent proteins in cellular assays

Journal of Clinical Ligand Assay

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 280-292

  Kendall, J M ^a,c   Stubbs, S ^b  

^a Amersham Biosciences   (United States)

^b Amersham Biosciences   (United Kingdom)

^c Maynard Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular assays; Flourescent proteins; GFP; HTS; Screening assays

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE ION; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTON;

BIOSENSOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ASSAY; ENERGY TRANSFER; MUTATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0038004538     PISSN: 10811672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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