Macromolecular dynamics in red blood cells investigated using neutron spectroscopy

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 8, Issue 57, 2011, Pages 590-600

  Stadler, Andreas Maximilian ^a   Van Eijck, Lambert ^b   Demmel, Franz ^c   Artmann, Gerhard ^d  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Haemoglobin; Macromolecular diffusion; Neutron spectroscopy; Protein dynamics; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDRATION; MACROMOLECULES; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRON SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRONS; PROTEINS; SPHERES;

HAEMOGLOBINS; MACROMOLECULAR DIFFUSION; NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN DYNAMICS; RED BLOOD CELL;

BLOOD;

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUTRON; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79952224551     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0306     Document Type: Article

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