| Literature DB >> 2985766 |
W A Brennan, E D Bird, J R Aprille.
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This study investigated mitochondrial respiratory activity in Huntington's disease (HD) brain. Mitochondrial membranes from caudate and cortex of HD and non-HD autopsied brains were assayed for succinate oxidation, cytochrome oxidase activity, and cytochromes b, cc1, and aa3. There was a significant decrease in HD caudate mitochondrial respiration, cytochrome oxidase activity, and cytochrome aa3, whereas cytochromes b and cc1 were normal. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to the localized hypometabolism and progressive atrophy of the HD caudate.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2985766 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1985.tb07192.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurochem ISSN: 0022-3042 Impact factor: 5.372