Congenital muscular dystrophy syndromes distinguished by alkaline and acid phosphatase, merosin, and dystrophin staining

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 810-814

  Connolly, A M ^a   Pestronk, A ^a   Planer, G J ^a   Yue, J ^a   Mehta, S ^a   Choksi, R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; DYSTROPHIN; LAMININ; LAMININ A; MEROSIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CENTRONUCLEAR MYOPATHY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

EID: 0029983850     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.3.810     Document Type: Article

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