Effect of peroxynitrite on mechanical properties of human erythrocyte membranes.
Atomic force microscopy showed that treatment of human whole blood with peroxynitrite modified local mechanical and physical characteristics of erythrocyte membranes, specifically, increased their rigidity.
Starodubtseva
M N
MN
Gomel State Medical University. marysta@mail.ru
Kuznetsova
T G
TG
Cherenkevich
S N
SN
D004548:Elasticity / Q000187:drug effects; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*
D008563:Membrane Lipids; D030421:Peroxynitrous Acid