Spontaneous myopathy in the SJL/J mouse: Pathology and strength loss

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-82

  Weller, Ann H ^a,b   Magliato, Susan A ^a   Bell, Katherine P ^a   Rosenberg, Neil L ^a  

^a Colorado Neurological Institute ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

autoimmune; muscle; myopathy; myositis; SJL J; strength

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; DISEASE MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSITIS;

EID: 0031014808     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199701)20:1<72::AID-MUS10>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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