Desmin-related myopathies in mice and man

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 341-348

  Carlsson, L ^a,b   Thornell, L E ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Costameres; Cytoskeleton; Heart; Intercalated discs; Intermediate filaments; Myotendinous junction; Neuromuscular junction; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; DESMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; GENE MUTATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; SARCOLEMMA;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; DESMIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0034839862     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00837.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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