Challenges in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 482-486

  Davies, Kay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Utrophin

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; AUTOSOMAL INHERITANCE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031456678     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(97)00107-7     Document Type: Article

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