Detecting amyloid-β aggregation with fiber-based fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Garai, Kanchan ^a   Sureka, Ruchi ^b   Maiti, Sudipta ^a  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b MANIPAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 34047197671     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.101485     Document Type: Article

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