Dystrophin and utrophin influence fiber type composition and post-synaptic membrane structure

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1357-1367

  Rafael, Jill A ^a,c   Townsend, Elizabeth R ^a   Squire, Sarah E ^a   Potter, Allyson C ^a   Chamberlain, Jeffrey S ^b   Davies, Kay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOUSE; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034702025     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.9.1357     Document Type: Article

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