Increased susceptibility of EDL muscles from mdx mice to damage induced by contractions with stretch

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 446-451

  Moens, P ^a   Baatsen, P H W W ^a   Marechal G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; STAINING AND LABELING; TRIAZINES;

EID: 0027248618     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00121296     Document Type: Article

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