The uncoupling protein, thermogenin

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-11

  Palou, Andreu ^a   Picó, Catalina ^a   Bonet, M Luisa ^a   Oliver, Paula ^a  

^a Nutricio I Biotecnologia D   (Spain)

Author keywords

Obesity; Thermogenesis; Thermogenin; UCP; UCP2; Uncoupling protein

Indexed keywords

THERMOGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOREGULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CARRIER PROTEINS; COLD; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEAT; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NOREPINEPHRINE; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; UNCOUPLING AGENTS;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032546377     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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