Massive muscle cell degeneration in the early stage of merosin-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 350-359

  Hayashi, Yukiko K ^a   Tezak, Zivana ^b   Momoi, Takashi ^a   Nonaka, Ikuya ^c   Garcia, Carlos A ^d   Hoffman, Eric P ^b   Arahata, Kiichi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Natl Ctr Hosp Muscular Disorders   (Japan)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis, Membrane attack complex; Caspase; Congenital muscular dystrophy; Laminin; Merosin; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; LAMININ; MEROSIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0035030357     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(00)00203-0     Document Type: Article

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