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Agents and mechanisms of toxic myopathy.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Oct 2009
Kuncl Ralph W
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Mechanistic-based research has made possible a more pathophysiologic approach to certain drug-induced muscle disorders, especially those caused by the lipid-lowering statin family of drugs, but also myopathies caused by antimicrotubule drugs, mitochondrial toxins, foods, and purported nutriceutical remedies. This is a critical review of those syndromes that are most well founded on evidence of...
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