Allometry of mitochondrial proton leak: Influence of membrane surface area and fatty acid composition

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 6 40-6, 1996, Pages

  Porter, Richard K ^a   Hulbert, A J ^b   Brand, Martin D ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

basal metabolic rate; oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ALLOMETRY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; HAMSTER; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAMMAL; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RAT;

EID: 0030444861     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.6.r1550     Document Type: Article

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