Statins, lack of energy and ubiquinone [2]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 606-607

  Reidenberg, Marcus M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STATINE DERIVATIVE; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LETTER; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FATIGUE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PAIN; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 18244371640     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02359.x     Document Type: Letter

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