Commentary: Extraocular muscle sparing in muscular dystrophy: A critical evaluation of potential protective mechanisms

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 198-203

  Porter, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital muscular dystrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Extraocular muscle; Merosin

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

EID: 0031830818     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(98)00015-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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