Different endocytotic uptake mechanisms for nanoparticles in epithelial cells and macrophages

Dagmar A. Kuhn, Dimitri Vanhecke, Benjamin Michen, Fabian Blank, Peter Gehr, Alke Petri-Fink and Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1625–1636. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.174

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Supporting Information File 1: Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay and live laser scanning microscopy measurements which reveal particle uptake in J774A.1 and A549 cells.
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Different endocytotic uptake mechanisms for nanoparticles in epithelial cells and macrophages
Dagmar A. Kuhn, Dimitri Vanhecke, Benjamin Michen, Fabian Blank, Peter Gehr, Alke Petri-Fink and Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1625–1636. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.174

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Kuhn, D. A.; Vanhecke, D.; Michen, B.; Blank, F.; Gehr, P.; Petri-Fink, A.; Rothen-Rutishauser, B. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1625–1636. doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.174

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