Guest guest Posted January 21, 2001 Report Share Posted January 21, 2001 Hi Cheri!! Thanks for clarifying that for us!! *hugs* How are things going at your house?? H. smcrjr@... wrote: > In a message dated 1/14/01 5:12:13 AM, Mitoegroups writes: > > said: > > << I was told that mito usually does not affect the muscles in > the lungs, as those muscles are smooth muscle...and not skeletal muscle, > which is what mito usually affects. >> > > Just to help clarify, there is very little mitochondria in the lungs, so > typically the lungs are not directly mito affected (even though mito may > cause issues that sometimes secondarily affect the lungs such as weak > muscles, etc.). However, smooth muscle is often affected by mito and there > are smooth muscles in the airway itself that are sometimes affected. > > HTH's > > Cheri > > Brought to you by www.imdn.org - an on-line support group for those affected by mitochondrial disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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