Mitochondrial changes in platelets are not related to those in skeletal muscle during human septic shock.

Platelets can serve as general markers of mitochondrial (dys)function during several human diseases. Whether this holds true even during sepsis is unknown. Using spectrophotometry, we measured mitochondrial respiratory chain biochemistry in platelets and triceps brachii muscle of thirty patients wit...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Protti, Francesco Fortunato, Maria L Caspani, Mauro Pluderi, Valeria Lucchini, Nadia Grimoldi, Luigi P Solimeno, Gigliola Fagiolari, Patrizia Ciscato, Samis M A Zella, Maurizio Moggio, Giacomo P Comi, Luciano Gattinoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4006866?pdf=render

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