Mitochondrial trafficking and morphology in neuronal injury

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease

Volumn 1802, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-150

  Rintoul, Gordon L ^a   Reynolds, Ian J ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fission; Fusion; Mitochondria; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; MYOSIN; TAU PROTEIN; ZINC;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT OPTIC ATROPHY; BIOENERGY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL TRANSPORT; CELL VIABILITY; DNA REPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS;

EID: 71849085539     PISSN: 09254439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2009.09.005     Document Type: Review

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