METHODS Systematic automated mitochondrial DNA sequencing of all mitochondrial transfer RNA and cytochrome c oxidase genes was undertaken in five patients who had the MELAS phenotype. RESULTS A novel ...

4 This was however, following treatment with amyl nitrate, a generator of methaemoglobin used to induce the formation of the cyanomethaemaglobin, through sequestration of cyanide ions, minimising the ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — ...