Catalytic enzyme histochemistry and biochemical analysis of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase/oxidase and succinate dehydrogenase in mammalian tissues, cells and mitochondria

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-128

  Löffler, Monika ^a   Becker, Cornelia ^a   Wegerle, Elisabeth ^a   Schuster, Gertrud ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROGENASE; DIHYDROOROTATE OXIDASE; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, EHRLICH TUMOR; CATTLE; CELLS; DIHYDROOROTATE OXIDASE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PYRIMIDINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030039060     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01696151     Document Type: Article

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