Steep pulsed electric fields modulate cell apoptosis through the change of intracellular calcium concentration

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-214

  Tang, Li Ling ^a,b   Sun, Cai Xin ^a   Liu, Huan ^b   Mi, Yan ^a   Yao, Chen Guo ^a   Li, Cheng Xiang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer cell; Intracellular calcium concentration; Steep electric pulsed field

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SCANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CANCER CELLS; INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; STEEP ELECTRIC PULSED FIELD;

CELL DEATH;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER THERAPY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD;

APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; ELECTRICITY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS;

EID: 34247505557     PISSN: 09277765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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