The uncoupling proteins, a review

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-9

  Boss, Olivier ^a   Muzzin, Patrick ^a   Giacobino, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INSULIN RELEASE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INSULIN; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 0031829766     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1390001     Document Type: Review

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