Mitochondrial abnormalities of liver in two children with citrullinaemia

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 509-516

  Zamora, S A ^a   Pinto, A ^a   Scott, R B ^a   Parsons, H G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITRULLINE; UREA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CITRULLINEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER MITOCHONDRION; MALE; UREA CYCLE;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITRULLINE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA, LIVER; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE; UREA;

EID: 0030857966     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005341228486     Document Type: Article

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