Substrate-dependence of reduction of MTT: A tetrazolium dye differs in cultured astroglia and neurons

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 441-448

  Takahashi, Shinichi ^a   Abe, Takato ^b   Gotoh, Jun ^c   Fukuuchi, Yasuo ^b  

^a Saitama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Lactate; Mitochondria; Pyruvate

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; IODOACETIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; MALIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; MACROGLIA; METABOLITE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; COLORING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOSE; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURONS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036161924     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(01)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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