Mitochondrial DNA 4977 bp deletion and OH 8 dG levels correlate in the brain of aged subjects but not Alzheimer's disease patients
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (9), 1083-1088
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.9.1083
Abstract
The levels of mitochondrial DNA 4977 bp deletion (mtDNA4977) and mitochondrial DNA 8′-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (OH8dG) were determined in the same samples from two brain areas of healthy subjects ...Keywords
Funding Information
- Center for Neuroscience Research (97.2877.14)
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