Mitochondrial function dependent proliferation assay for the diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders in human fibroblasts

Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Volumn 23, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 1269-1274

  Hodges, Stephen D ^a,b   Snyder, Floyd F ^a,b  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibroblast proliferation assay; Inosine as pentose source; Mitochondrial disorders

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; HYPOXANTHINE; INOSINE; URIDINE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE METABOLISM;

BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLASTS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; INOSINE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; OXYGEN; PENTOSES;

EID: 10344256746     PISSN: 15257770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/NCN-200027537     Document Type: Conference Paper

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