Detecting proteins in highly autofluorescent cells using quantum dot antibody conjugates

Sensors

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 7540-7549

  Orcutt, Karen M ^a   Ren, Shanshan ^a   Gundersen, Kjell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Autofluorescent cells; Cyanobacteria; Iron stress; Nitrogen fixation; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BLUE LIGHT EXCITATION; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIAL CELLS; IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS; IRON STRESS; QUANTUM DOT; SEMICONDUCTING NANOCRYSTALS;

ANTIBODIES; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

CELLS;

EID: 70350023371     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s90907540     Document Type: Article

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