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Mitochondrial quality control and neurological disease: an emerging connection

The human brain is a highly complex organ with remarkable energy demands. Although it represents only 2% of the total body weight, it accounts for 20% of all oxygen consumption, reflecting its high rate of metabolic activity. Mitochondria have a crucial role in the supply of energy to the brain. Con...

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Autores principales: de Castro, Inês Pimenta, Martins, L. Miguel, Tufi, Roberta
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20398440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1462399410001456