Atomic force microscopy characterization of Xenopus laevis oocyte plasma membrane

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 826-834

  Orsini, Francesco ^a   Santacroce, M ^a   Perego, C ^a   Lenardi, C ^a   Castagna, M ^a   Mari, S A ^a   Sacchi, V F ^a   Poletti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; Membrane proteins; Plasma membrane; Xenopus laevis oocytes

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTEINS;

ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR; HEXAGONAL PACKING; INTRACELLULAR SIDE; LATERAL DIMENSION; MEAN VALUES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SQUARE PACKINGS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS OOCYTES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EUKARYOTA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33749999215     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20353     Document Type: Article

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