Investigation by polymerase chain reaction of enteroviral infection in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Clinical Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 295-300

  McArdle, A ^a   McArdle, F ^a   Jackson, M J ^a   Page, S F ^a   Fahal, I ^a   Edwards, R H T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Creatine kinase; Mitochondria; Muscle pain; Polymerase chain reaction; Virus

Indexed keywords

CITRATE SYNTHASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; MYOSITIS; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029932660     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0900295     Document Type: Article

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