A rapid and sensitive assay for measuring mitochondrial metabolic activity in isolated neural tissue

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 259-263

  Springer, J E ^a   Azbill, R D ^a   Carlson, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alamar blue; Central nervous system; Mitochondrial function; Synaptosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; FLUOROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC RATE; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; LINEAR MODELS; MITOCHONDRIA; OXAZINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTOSOMES; TIME FACTORS; XANTHENES;

EID: 0031778971     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(97)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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