Dystrophin is replaced by utrophin in frog heart; Implications for muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 493-498

  Morris, Glenn E ^a  

^a GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Dystroglycan; Dystrophin related protein; Membrane protein; Muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

DYSTROGLYCAN; DYSTROPHIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEART; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROPHIN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MEMBRANES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; MYOCARDIUM; UTROPHIN; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031443373     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(97)00109-0     Document Type: Article

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