Images of mitochondrial UCP 1 in mouse thymocytes using confocal microscopy

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics

Volumn 1777, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-117

  Adams, Alison E ^a   Hanrahan, Orla ^a   Nolan, Derek N ^a   Voorheis, H Paul ^a   Fallon, Padraic ^b   Porter, Richard K ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Mitochondria; Thymocytes; Thymus; UCP 1 knock out mice; Uncoupling protein 1

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DYE; FUCHSINE; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STAINING; THYMOCYTE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; ION CHANNELS; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; THYMUS GLAND;

ALEXA; MUS;

EID: 38549097510     PISSN: 00052728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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