Does utrophin expression in muscles of mdx mice during postnatal development functionally compensate for dystrophin deficiency?

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 162-170

  Pons, F ^a,b   Robert, A ^a   Marini, J F ^c   Leger J J ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c U de Neurocybernetique Cell   (France)

Author keywords

Development; mdx muscle; Slow and fast muscles; Utrophin

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MUSCLE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROPHIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; MYOSINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028222767     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(94)90295-X     Document Type: Article

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