A rare association of myasthenia gravis and mitochondrial myopathy: A clinical, biochemical and morphologic study of one case

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 335-338

  Plewnia, K ^b   Dotti, M T ^b   Malandrini, A ^b   Manneschi, L ^b   Battisti, C ^b   De Stefano, N ^b   Rufa, A ^b   Motolese, E ^b   Federico, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mitochondrial myopathy; Myasthenia gravis; Palpebral ptosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGED; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS;

EID: 0031179835     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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