Expression of full-length utrophin prevents muscular dystrophy in mdx mice

Nature Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1441-1444

  Tinsley, Jonathon ^a   Deconinck, Nicolas ^b   Fisher, Rosie ^a   Kahn, David ^b   Phelps, Steve ^a   Gillis, Jean Marie ^b   Davies, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE TRANSFER; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; TRANSGENES; UTROPHIN;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031727771     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/4033     Document Type: Article

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