Evaluation of the mitochondrial respiratory Chain and oxidative phosphorylation system using polarography and spectrophotometric enzyme assays

Current Protocols in Human Genetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL.63, 2009, Pages

  Barrientos, Antoni ^a   Fontanesi, Flavia ^a   Díaz, Francisca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transport chain; Mitochondria; OXPHOS; Polarography; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DIGITONIN; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SUCCINIC ACID;

CELL PERMEABILIZATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 75749093396     PISSN: 19348266     EISSN: 19348258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/0471142905.hg1903s63     Document Type: Review

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