Localization of MTT formazan in lipid droplets. An alternative hypothesis about the nature of formazan granules and aggregates

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-218

  Diaz, Giacomo ^a,b   Melis, M ^a   Musinu, A ^a   Piludu, M ^a   Piras, M ^a   Falchi, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Citomorfologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Cholesterol; Formazan; Lipid droplets; MTT; NBD cholesterol; Nile Red; Peptides

Indexed keywords

3 (4 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; AMYLOID; BROMINE DERIVATIVE; FAT DROPLET; FORMAZAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN (12 28); AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN (25 35); AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (12-28); AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN (25-35); ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; COLORING AGENT; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; LIPID; MTT FORMAZAN; NILE RED; OXAZINE DERIVATIVE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL GRANULE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCYTOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SECRETORY VESICLE; ANIMAL; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL STRAIN 3T3; FIBROBLAST; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL; COLORING AGENTS; EXOCYTOSIS; FIBROBLASTS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; FORMAZANS; LIPIDS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OXAZINES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SECRETORY VESICLES; SWISS 3T3 CELLS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

EID: 35748959360     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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