Studies on the mechanism by which cyanine dyes measure membrane potential in red blood cells and phosphatidylcholine vesicles.

Adult Benzoxazoles/chemical synthesis Cell Membrane/physiology Erythrocytes/drug effects,metabolism,physiology Fluorescent Dyes/chemical synthesis,drug effects,metabolism Hemolysis/drug effects Humans Male Membrane Potentials Membranes, Artificial Models, Chemical Phosphatidylcholines Potassium/metabolism Quinolines/metabolism,pharmacology Sodium/metabolism Structure-Activity Relationship Sulfates/metabolism Sulfur Radioisotopes

Benzoxazoles Fluorescent Dyes Membranes, Artificial Phosphatidylcholines Quinolines Sulfates Sulfur Radioisotopes Sodium Potassium