Uncoupling Proteins in Amoeboid Eukaryotes, Acanthamoeba castellanii, and Dictyostelium discoideum

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-6

  Jarmuszkiewicz, Wieslawa ^a   Czarna, Magdalena ^a   Swida, Aleksandra ^a   Behrendt, Maciej ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba castellanii; Dictyostelium discoideum; Energy Dissipation; Mitochondria; Uncoupling Proteins

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FATTY ACID; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PURINE NUCLEOTIDE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMOEBA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EUKARYOTE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTON TRANSPORT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EUKARYOTA; MYXOGASTRIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0842327469     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520490257338     Document Type: Conference Paper

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