Non-invasive measurement of bioelectric currents with a vibrating probe

Nature Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 661-669

  Reid, Brian ^a   Nuccitelli, Richard ^b   Zhao, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BioElectroMed Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLATINUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; ION CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CELL MIGRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ION CURRENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; ION CHANNELS; MICROELECTRODES; VIBRATION;

EID: 34347270981     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.91     Document Type: Article

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