Mitochondrial fusion is required for mtDNA stability in skeletal muscle and tolerance of mtDNA mutations.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Cell

• Publication date

  2010-04-16

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2010.02.026PMID 20403324PMCID PMC2876819
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