Monitoring mitochondrial membranes permeability in live neurons and mitochondrial swelling through electron microscopy analysis

Neuronal Cell Death: Methods and Protocols

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 87-97

  Arrázola, Macarena S ^a   Inestrosa, Nibaldo C ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cobalt; Electron microscopy; Live cell imaging; Mitochondrial calcein; Mitochondrial membrane permeabilization; Mitochondrial permeability transition; Mitochondrial swelling; Mitochondrial ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921717789     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2152-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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