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Uncoupling protein is expressed in liver mitochondria of cold‐exposed and newborn rats
Author(s) -
Shinohara Yasuo,
Shima Atsushi,
Kamida Makio,
Terada Hiroshi
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(91)81179-c
Subject(s) - mitochondrion , andrology , chemistry , biochemistry , biology , medicine , endocrinology
Uncoupling protein has been thought to be expressed only in the brown adipose tissue mitochondria of mammals. However. mRNA encoding mitochondrial uncoupling protein was detected in the liver of newborn rats and adult rats after cold exposure, although not in the liver of untreated adult rats.