Carnitine deficiency and carnitine therapy in a patient with Rett syndrome;CARNITINMANGEL UND CARNITINTHERAPIE BEI EINER PATIENTIN MIT RETT-SYNDROM

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-134

  Plochl E ^a,d   Sperl, W ^b   Wermuth, B ^c   Colombo, J P ^c  

^a Landeskrankenanstalten Salzburg   (Austria)

^b UNIV KLIN KINDER JUGENDHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d Salzburger Landeskliniken   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carnitine deficiency; Carnitine therapy; Muscle biospy; Rett syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE;

ARTICLE; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0029973386     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1046461     Document Type: Article

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