Correction of pancreatic β-cell dysfunction with coenzyme Q10 in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes syndrome and diabetes mellitus

European Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-55

  Liou, Chia Wei ^a   Huang, Chin Chang ^a,c   Lin, Tsu Kung ^a   Tsai, Jin Lian ^b   Wei, Yau Huei ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UBIDECARENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033970418     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000008130     Document Type: Article

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