Clinical progression of mitochondrial myopathy is associated with the random accumulation of cytochrome c oxidase negative skeletal muscle fibres

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 63-66

  Chinnery, P F ^a   Howel, D ^b   Turnbull, D M ^a   Johnson, M A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering random arrangement; Cytochrome c oxidase deficiency; Heteroplasmy; Mitochondrial DNA; Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy; Mitochondrial myopathy

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0037617425     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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