Influences of levodopa on adipose tissue and skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
✍ Scribed by Frauke Adams; Michael Boschmann; Elmar Lobsien; Andreas Kupsch; Axel Lipp; Gabriele Franke; Marie Charlotte Leisse; Juergen Janke; Simone Gottschalk; Joachim Spranger; Jens Jordan
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 64
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6970
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