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Optimized Nutrition in Mitochondrial Diseases Correlates with Improved Muscle Fatigue, Strength, and Quality of Life: You Are What You Eat, or Are You?

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    Russell P. Saneto

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Saneto, R.P., Karaa, A. Optimized Nutrition in Mitochondrial Diseases Correlates with Improved Muscle Fatigue, Strength, and Quality of Life: You Are What You Eat, or Are You?. Neurotherapeutics 20, 1694–1695 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-023-01445-6

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