Electrical breakdown of human erythrocytes: A technique for the study of electro-haemolysis

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 9-19

  Oliver, Lyn D ^a,b   Coster, Hans G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrical breakdown; Erythrocyte; Haemolysis; Membrane

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOTODIODES; PLATINUM;

CRITICAL VOLTAGE; ELECTRIC PULSES;

CELLS;

PLATINUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROHEMOLYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPERIMENT; EXPOSURE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECORDING; TECHNIQUE;

MUS;

EID: 0344552933     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5394(03)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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