Deflazacort increases laminin expression and myogenic repair, and induces early persistent functional gain in mdx mouse muscular dystrophy

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 551-564

  Anderson, J E ^a   Weber, M ^a   Vargas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BFGF; C met; Laminin; Muscle regeneration; Myogenin; Satellite cell

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MM; DEFLAZACORT; DNA; DNA MARKER; LAMININ; MEROSIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYOGENIN; PREDNISOLONE; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL FUSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRIP STRENGTH; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE GROWTH; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SATELLITE CELL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

EID: 0033779795     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096368970000900411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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