Abnormal expression of laminin chain in skeletal muscle of adult-onset limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1457-1461

  Li, Mian ^a,b   Dickson, Dennis W ^a   Spiro, Alfred J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMININ; MEROSIN; SARCOGLYCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BETA CHAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030810062     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550240013007     Document Type: Article

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