Ion channel screening - automated patch clamp on the rise

Drug Discovery Today: Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Farre, Cecilia ^a   George, Michael ^a   Brüggemann, Andrea ^a   Fertig, Niels ^a  

^a NANION TECHNOLOGIES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL;

AUTOMATION; BIOSENSOR; DRUG SCREENING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATCH CLAMP; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 68049119931     PISSN: 17406749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ddtec.2008.12.004     Document Type: Review

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