This review discusses the hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in the pathogenesis of the most common form of diabetes, type II diabetes mellitus. Mitochondrial mutations have been linked to the development of diabetes mellitus as part of several rare syndromes, accounting for appr
Mitochondrial function and dysfunction in sepsis
β Scribed by Martina Wendel; Axel R. Heller
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 160
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-5341
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