Measurement of diacylglycerol acyltransferase activity in isolated hepatocytes

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 322, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 264-268

  Geelen, Math J H ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diacylglycerol acyltransferase; Digitonin; Rat hepatocytes; Triacylglycerol synthesis

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPIDS;

DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASES; DIGITONIN; GOOD CORRELATIONS; PROTEIN CONCENTRATIONS; RAPID MEASUREMENT; RAT HEPATOCYTES; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

GLYCEROL;

CELL ENZYME; DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; DIGITONIN; MICROSOME ENZYME;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0142257956     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2003.08.019     Document Type: Article

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