The Role of Mitochondria in Epilepsy: Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 19-23

  Kunz, Wolfram S ^a   Bimpong Buta, Nana Yaw B ^a   Kudin, Alexei P ^a   Elger, Christian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Mitochondrial DNA; Oxidative Phosphorylation; Oxygen Radicals

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

BRAIN MITOCHONDRION; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL VIABILITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE DEFICIENCY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENE MUTATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

EID: 0842349128     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376520490257374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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