Experimental tools to monitor the dynamics of endothelial barrier function: A survey of in vitro approaches

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 355, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 485-514

  Wegener, Joachim ^a   Seebach, Jochen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electric cell substrate impedance sensing; Endothelium; Impedance analysis; Permeability; Transendothelial electrical resistance

Indexed keywords

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS;

EID: 84899459123     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1810-3     Document Type: Review

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