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Imaging human erythrocyte spectrin with atomic force microscopy. 1994

N Almqvist, and L Backman, and S Fredriksson
Department of Physics, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

Isolated spectrin covalently attached to a surface in a liquid environment as well as dried on mica has been studied with a contact-mode atomic force microscope. Both pyramidal and conical-type cantilever tip facets were used in the AFM. Our images show structures and give dimensions that correlate well with previous structural studies using transmission electron microscopy.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004910 Erythrocyte Membrane The semi-permeable outer structure of a red blood cell. It is known as a red cell 'ghost' after HEMOLYSIS. Erythrocyte Ghost,Red Cell Cytoskeleton,Red Cell Ghost,Erythrocyte Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton, Erythrocyte,Cytoskeleton, Red Cell,Erythrocyte Cytoskeletons,Erythrocyte Ghosts,Erythrocyte Membranes,Ghost, Erythrocyte,Ghost, Red Cell,Membrane, Erythrocyte,Red Cell Cytoskeletons,Red Cell Ghosts
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013049 Spectrin A high molecular weight (220-250 kDa) water-soluble protein which can be extracted from erythrocyte ghosts in low ionic strength buffers. The protein contains no lipids or carbohydrates, is the predominant species of peripheral erythrocyte membrane proteins, and exists as a fibrous coating on the inner, cytoplasmic surface of the membrane. alpha-Spectrin,beta-Spectrin,alpha Spectrin,beta Spectrin
D016252 Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling A type of scanning probe microscopy in which a very sharp conducting needle is swept just a few angstroms above the surface of a sample. The tiny tunneling current that flows between the sample and the needle tip is measured, and from this are produced three-dimensional topographs. Due to the poor electron conductivity of most biological samples, thin metal coatings are deposited on the sample. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy,Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy,Microscopies, Scanning Tunneling,Microscopies, Scanning Tunnelling,Microscopy, Scanning Tunnelling,Scanning Tunneling Microscopies,Scanning Tunnelling Microscopies,Tunneling Microscopies, Scanning,Tunneling Microscopy, Scanning,Tunnelling Microscopies, Scanning,Tunnelling Microscopy, Scanning

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