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From: Up-regulation of avian uncoupling protein in cold-acclimated and hyperthyroid ducklings prevents reactive oxygen species production by skeletal muscle mitochondria

Figure 3

Basal proton leak in red gastrocnemius muscle and liver mitochondria from thermoneutral controls (open square), cold-acclimated (black cycle), hypothyroid (open diamond) or T 3 -treated ducklings (black triangle). Respiration and membrane potential were measured at 38°C under basal conditions (absence of UCP activators) in the presence of 0.3% FAF-BSA, 2 μM TPMP+, 65 ng/mL nigericin, 1 μg/mL oligomycin, 5 μM rotenone and 5 mM succinate. Pulses of malonate were added up to 3 mM to induce variations in membrane potential. Values are means ± S.EM. from 5-8 independent determinations per group.

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