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Differential scanning calorimetry was employed for studying rat liver mitochondria and extracted mitochondrial lipids. Endothermic transition in the range 15–40°C was detected for the whole mitochondria and between 10–20°C for the extracted lipids.
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Acknowledgment. This work was supported in part by Volkswagen Foundation A.Z. 11-2711.
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Bach, D., Bursuker, I. & Miller, I.R. Differential scanning calorimetry of rat liver mitochondria. Experientia 34, 717–718 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01947277
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