Some precautions in using chelators to buffer metals in biological solutions

Cell Calcium

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 427-431

  Patton, Chris ^a   Thompson, Stuart ^a   Epel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Chelators; MaxChelator; Metal buffer

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; METAL; PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; TITRIMETRY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BUFFERS; CHELATING AGENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 1642317185     PISSN: 01434160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2003.10.006     Document Type: Article

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