Abstract
Mitochondria serve a number of critical functions in the cell, including generation of energy, production of oxygen radicals, and regulation of apoptosis. In this chapter, a brief review of clinically relevant mitochondrial biology is followed by a description of the diagnosis and therapeutic approach to diseases that affect this critical organelle.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 385-391 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780849340888 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0824726936, 9780824726935 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine