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Potential role of mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins in diseases

Hui Mao1, Wei Chen1, Linxi Chen1

  • 1Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment Responsive Drug Research, Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.

Biochemical Pharmacology
|March 22, 2022
PubMed

Keywords:
Diabetic kidneyMitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranesNeurodegenerative diseasesNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseType 2 diabetes mellitus

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