A nitric oxide synthase transgene ameliorates muscular dystrophy in mdx mice

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 123-131

  Wehling, Michelle ^a   Spencer, Melissa J ^a   Tidball, James G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Macrophages; Muscle; Muscular dystrophy; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MOUSE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; CREATINE KINASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DYSTROPHIN; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0035494438     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200105110     Document Type: Article

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