Biopolym. Cell. 1993; 9(1):35-38.
Cell Biology
The effect of ultrasound on the surface properties of thymocytes
1Krupin V. D., 1Kurilko S. A., 1Tkachenko V. N., 1Gorbenko G. P., 1Tovstyak V. V.
  1. Kharkov State University
    4, Sq. Dzerzhinsky, Kharkov, Ukraine, 310077

Abstract

The influence of ultrasound on the electrokinetic properties of rat thymocytes has been studied. The sonication was found to decrease the electrophoretic mobility of the cells. It was suggested that the effect observed causes by the charge redistribution in the cell coat.

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