Total internal reflectance fluorescence reader for selective investigations of cell membranes

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Bruns, Thomas ^a   Strauss, Wolfgang S L ^b   Sailer, Reinhard ^b   Wagner, Michael ^a   Schneckenburger, Herbert ^a  

^a AALEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorescence screening; Microtiter plate; Plasma membrane; Total internal reflection illumination

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; LASER BEAMS; PROTEINS; REFLECTION;

FLUORESCENCE SCREENING; MICROTITER PLATE; PLASMA MEMBRANE; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION ILLUMINATION;

CELL MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; REFRACTOMETRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL MEMBRANE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; REFRACTOMETRY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 33748440837     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2208617     Document Type: Article

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