Open AccessComparison of Methods to Assay Liver Glycogen Fractions: The Effects of Starvation
Author(s) -
Nastaran Mojibi,
Mehdi Rasouli
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24783.9555
Subject(s) - glycogen , homogenization (climate) , fractionation , glycogen branching enzyme , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , glycogen synthase , chromatography , biology , biodiversity , ecology
There are several methods to extract and measure glycogen in animal tissues. Glycogen is extracted with or without homogenization by using cold Perchloric Acid (PCA).