Expression of truncated utrophin improves pH recovery in exercising muscles of dystrophic mdx mice: A 31P NMR study

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 371-379

  Goudemant, J F ^a   Deconinck, N ^a   Tinsley, J M ^b   Demeure, R ^a   Robert, A ^a   Davies, K E ^b   Gillis, J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

31p NMR; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Mdx mice

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS 31; UTROPHIN;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; PHOSPHORUS; UTROPHIN;

EID: 0032145043     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(98)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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