Alteration of excitation-contraction coupling mechanism in extensor digitorum longus muscle fibres of dystrophic mdx mouse and potential efficacy of taurine

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1047-1054

  De Luca, Annamaria ^a   Pierno, Sabata ^a   Liantonio, Antonella ^a   Cetrone, Michela ^a   Camerino, Claudia ^a   Simonetti, Simonetta ^b   Papadia, Francesco ^b   Camerino, Diana Conte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium handling mechanisms; Excitation contraction coupling; Mdx mouse; Muscular dystrophy; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; DYSTROPHIN; TAURINE;

AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE LEVEL; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035076160     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703907     Document Type: Article

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