Mechanism of cellular 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 581-593

  Liu, Yuanbin ^a   Peterson, Daniel A ^a   Kimura, Hideo ^a   Schubert, David ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

3 (4,5 Dimethylthiazol 2 yl) 2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide; Endocytosis; Exocytosis; Oxidoreductase; Viability assay

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; EXOCYTOSIS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030852948     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.69020581.x     Document Type: Article

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