Chapter 13 Cytosolic LC3 Ratio as a Quantitative Index of Macroautophagy

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 451, Issue C, 2009, Pages 199-213

  Kadowaki, Motoni ^a   Karim, Md Razaul ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; LC3 PROTEIN, RAT; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

AUTOPHAGY; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL LINE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOSOL; CYTOSOLIC FRACTION; HOMOGENATE; LIGHT CHAIN; LIVER CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING; YEAST; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSOL; HEPATOCYTES; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 59249102240     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(08)03613-6     Document Type: Review

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