The uncoupling protein is an anion channel whose physiological role is to enable fatty acids to act as protonophores in brown adipose tissue mitochondria
Modriansky, M.; Orosz, D.E.; Jezek, P.; Garlid, K.D.
Biophysical Journal 66(2 Part 2): A333
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-3495 Accession: 033963616
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