Administration of exogenous cytochrome c as a novel approach for the treatment of cytopathic hypoxia

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2224-2225

  Fink, Mitchell P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome c; Cytochrome c oxidase; Cytopathic hypoxia; Mitochondria; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C;

CELL DEATH; CYTOPATHIC HYPOXIA; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL HYPOXIA; CYTOCHROMES C; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; SEPSIS;

EID: 34548292473     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000281464.75703.AD     Document Type: Editorial

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