Cardiovascular Research Advance Access originally published online on February 19, 2008
Cardiovascular Research 2008 78(1):197; doi:10.1093/cvr/cvn046
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Cyanide and uncoupling protein function
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Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are mitochondrial transporters that lower the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation. The molecular mechanism of transport of the UCPs is not established, but their activity leads