Uncoupling protein gene: Quantification of expression levels in adipose tissues of obese and non-obese humans

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2125-2133

  Oberkofler, Hannes ^a   Dallinger, Guenter ^a   Liu, Yong Ming ^a   Hell, Emmanuel ^b   Krempler, Franz ^b   Patsch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Salzburger Landeskliniken   (Austria)

^b Krankenhaus Hallein   (Austria)

Author keywords

mRNA; Obesity; RT PCR; Uncoupling protein

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; PROTEIN; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADULT; AGING; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030717887     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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