Quantum dots in cell biology

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-251

  Barroso, Margarida M ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence microscopy; Fluorescence resonance energy transfer; Fret; Membrane transport; Quantum dots; Receptor; Single particle tracking; Spt

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; QUANTUM DOT; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

BIOSENSOR; CELL TRACKING; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IMMUNOASSAY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CELL TRACKING; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; QUANTUM DOTS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 80051726727     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/0022155411398487     Document Type: Review

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