Research progress of mitofusin-2

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 252-260

  Zhao, Guang Ju ^a   Lu, Zhong Qiu ^a   Yao, Yong Ming ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Burns Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Disease; Mitochondria; Mitofusin 2; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951213471     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2009.00537     Document Type: Article

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