Cytochrome c oxidase assay in minute amounts of human skeletal muscle using single wavelength spectrophotometers

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-111

  Miró, Òscar ^a   Cardellach, Francesc ^a   Barrientos, Antoni ^a   Casademont, Jordi ^a   Rötig, Agnés ^b   Rustin, Pierre ^b  

^a INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c oxidase; Electron transport chain; Mitochondria; Skeletal muscle; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0032513350     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00204-5     Document Type: Article

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