Potential involvement of ubiquinone in myotonic dystrophy pathophysiology: New diagnostic approaches for new rationale therapeutics

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Tedeschi, D ^a   Lombardi, V ^a   Mancuso, M ^a   Martelli, F ^a   Sighieri, C ^a   Rocchi, A ^a   Tovani, S ^a   Siciliano, G ^a   Murri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coenzyme Q10, CTG; Lactate threshold; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUSCLE MITOCHONDRION; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 0041412802     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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