Chapter 6 Assays to Assess Autophagy Induction and Fusion of Autophagic Vacuoles with a Degradative Compartment, Using Monodansylcadaverine (MDC) and DQ-BSA

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 451, Issue C, 2009, Pages 85-95

  Vázquez, Cristina Lourdes ^a   Colombo, María Isabel ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DANSYLCADAVERINE; CADAVERINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; AUTOPHAGY; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CELL VACUOLE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUOROMETRY; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; IMAGING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; CHO CELL; CRICETULUS; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CADAVERINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; FLUOROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; VACUOLES;

EID: 59249088570     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(08)03606-9     Document Type: Review

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