Detection of 2-hydroxyethidium in cellular systems: A unique marker product of superoxide and hydroethidine

Nature Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-21

  Zielonka, Jacek ^a,b   Vasquez Vivar, Jeannette ^a,b   Kalyanaraman, Balaraman ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FREE RADICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROETHIDINE; METHANOL; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; CELL LYSATE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYTOLYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICE; PHENANTHRIDINES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SUPEROXIDES;

EID: 38149142769     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2007.473     Document Type: Article

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