Isolation of mitochondria from rat brain using Percoll density gradient centrifugation

Nature Protocols

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1228-1239

  Sims, Neil R ^a   Anderson, Michelle F ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITONIN; MYELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL FRACTIONATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; MITOCHONDRIA; POVIDONE; RATS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

RATTUS;

EID: 50249154155     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.105     Document Type: Article

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