The abnormal expression of utrophin in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy is age related

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 399-405

  Taylor, J ^a   Muntoni, F ^a   Dubowitz, V ^a   Sewry, C A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Immunocytochemistry; Revertant fibres; Utrophin; Xp21 muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; UTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOLEMMA;

EID: 0030824137     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1997.tb01314.x     Document Type: Article

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