The ubiquitous role of mitochondria in Parkinson and other neurodegenerative diseases

Georgia Theocharopoulou

Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Plateia Tsirigoti 7, 49100, Corfu, Greece

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Special Issues: Novel modeling methodologies for the neuropathological dimensions of Parkinson’s disease

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