Human mitochondrial diseases: Answering questions and questioning answers

International Review of Cytology

Volumn 186, Issue , 1998, Pages 49-116

  Howell, Neil ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Leber hereditary optic neuropathy; MELAS; MERRF; Mitochondrial diseases; Mitochondrial genetics; Mitochondrial respiratory chain

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; LEIGH DISEASE; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0031727235     PISSN: 00747696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)61051-7     Document Type: Article

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