Colorimetric ferrozine-based assay for the quantitation of iron in cultured cells

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 331, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 370-375

  Riemer, Jan ^a,b   Hoepken, Hans Hermann ^a,b   Czerwinska, Hania ^b   Robinson, Stephen R ^b   Dringen, Ralf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assay; Astrocytes; Brain; Cultured cells; Iron; Transport; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ASSAYS; BRAIN; CELLS; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; CYTOLOGY; IRON; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; POTASH; PROTEINS;

ASTROCYTES; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT MANNERS; CULTURED CELL; DIVALENT METAL CATIONS; FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE; TRANSPORT; UPTAKE;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

CELL PROTEIN; FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE; FERRIC ION; FERROUS ION; FERROZINE; METAL ION;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CALORIMETRY; CELL LYSATE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT;

EID: 3242657100     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.03.049     Document Type: Article

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