Repair of DNA damage in mitochondria

Mutation Research - DNA Repair

Volumn 434, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-176

  Sawyer, Dennis E ^a   Van Houten, Bennett ^a,b  

^a Univ T   (United States)

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

Author keywords

DNA; Human mitochondrial genome; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032813088     PISSN: 09218777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8777(99)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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