Statins' effect on plasma levels of Coenzyme Q10 and improvement in myopathy with supplementation

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 85-90

  Littlefield, Nate ^a   Beckstrand, Renea L ^b   Luthy, Karlen E ^b  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CoQ10; Myalgia; Myopathy; Statin; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; UBIDECARENONE; UBIQUINONE; VITAMIN;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; UBIQUINONE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84898622157     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12046     Document Type: Review

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