Mitophagy, a potential therapeutic target for stroke
Abstract Mitochondria autophagy, termed as mitophagy, is a mechanism of specific autophagic elimination of mitochondria. Mitophagy controls the quality and the number of mitochondria, eliminating dysfunctional or excessive mitochondria that can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cause cell d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-018-0487-4 |