Blood loss in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Vascular smooth muscle dysfunction?

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 212-215

  Noordeen, M H H ^a   Haddad, F S ^a,c   Muntoni, F ^b   Gobbi, P ^b   Hollyer, J S ^b   Bentley, G ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood loss; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Neuromuscular; Scoliosis; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SPINE FUSION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0033017998     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199907000-00015     Document Type: Article

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