Reliable Drosophila body fat quantification by a coupled colorimetric assay

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Hildebrandt, Anja ^a   Bickmeyer, Iris ^a   Kühnlein, Ronald P ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUPLED CALORIMETRY ASSAY; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC SCREENING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; COLORIMETRY; CYTOLOGY; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; COLORIMETRY; DIET; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 80052577992     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023796     Document Type: Article

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