Coenzyme Q in serum and muscle of 5 patients with Kearns-Sayre syndrome and 12 patients with ophthalmoplegia plus
β Scribed by S. Zierz; G. Jahns; F. Jerusalem
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 539 KB
- Volume
- 236
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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