The systematic study of the electroporation and electrofusion of B16-F1 and CHO cells in isotonic and hypotonic buffer

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 583-590

  Usaj, Marko ^a   Kanduser, Masa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

B16 F1; CHO; Electrofusion; Electroporation; Fluorescence microscopy; Hypotonic buffer; Isotonic buffer

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROFUSION (CELL); ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY;

ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CELL FUSION; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MICE; PERMEABILITY; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROPIDIUM;

EID: 84867887189     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9470-2     Document Type: Article

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