L-arginine is effective in stroke-like episodes of MELAS associated with the G13513A mutation

Brain and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 518-520

  Shigemi, Ritsuko ^a   Fukuda, Mitsumasa ^b   Suzuki, Yuka ^b   Morimoto, Takehiko ^c   Ishii, Eiichi ^b  

^a Matsuyama Shimin Hospital   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Ehime Rehabilitation Center for Children   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelial dysfunction; G13513A; L arginine; MELAS; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DIAZEPAM; DICHLOROACETIC ACID; GLYCINE AMIDINOTRANSFERASE; MANNITOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; UBIQUINONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ARGININE; BRAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; POINT MUTATION; STROKE;

EID: 79955897743     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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