Mitochondria in Pathogenesis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lemasters, John J. (Editor), Nieminen, Anna-Liisa (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Internal medicine.; Neurology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Life Sciences.; Cell Biology.; Biochemistry, general.; Internal Medicine.

Mitochondria are organelles in each cell outside the nucleus and are the energy source of all cells. As such, they are crucial to the healthy functioning of cells. Recent research has shown that mitochondrial dysfunction underlies a broad spectrum of disease, from maternally inherited genetic disord...