Hindlimb immobilization applied to 21-day-old mdx mice prevents the occurrence of muscle degeneration

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 924-931

  Mokhtarian, Asghar ^a   Lefaucheur, Jean Pascal ^a   Even, Patrick C ^b   Sebille, Alain ^a,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Dystrophinopathy; Muscle regeneration

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032981179     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.3.924     Document Type: Article

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