Histochemistry

, Volume 40, Issue 1, pp 89–95 | Cite as

The ultrastructural demonstration of mitochondrial ATPase activity by the ATP-dependent accumulation of Ca++

  • Ferenc Hajós
  • Péter Sótonyi
  • Sándor Kerpel-Fronius
  • Endre Somogyi
  • Györgyi Bujdosó
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Summary

A new method was developed for the ultrastructural demonstration of mitochondrial ATPase activity based on the ATP dependent mitochondrial accumulation of Ca++. Reaction product labels the inner mitochondrial compartment in the form of electron dense precipitate granules. Reaction could be blocked with 10 mM oligomycin.

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Public Health ATPase Activity Oligomycin Mitochondrial ATPase Dense Precipitate 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ferenc Hajós
    • 1
    • 2
  • Péter Sótonyi
    • 1
    • 2
  • Sándor Kerpel-Fronius
    • 1
    • 2
  • Endre Somogyi
    • 1
    • 2
  • Györgyi Bujdosó
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.1st Department of AnatomySemmelweis University Medical SchoolBudapest
  2. 2.Department of Forensic MedicineSemmelweis University Medical SchoolBudapest

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