Harnessing the potential of dystrophin-related proteins for ameliorating duchenne's muscular dystrophy

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 349-358

  Krag, T O B ^a,b   Gyrd Hansen, M ^a,b   Khurana, T S ^a,b  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Duchenne's muscular dystrophy; Dystrophic; Dystrophin; Eccentric exercise; Gene therapy; mdx; Sarcoglycan; Utrophin

Indexed keywords

DYSTROBREVIN; DYSTROPHIN; SARCOGLYCAN; UTROPHIN;

CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME 6; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXERCISE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN MOTIF; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CATS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; DYSTROPHIN; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; UP-REGULATION; UTROPHIN;

EID: 0034852658     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2001.00838.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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