Measurement of skeletal muscle mass in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Use of 24-h creatinine excretion

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Franciotta, D ^a   Zanardi, M C ^b   Albertotti, L ^b   Orcesi, S ^a   Berardinelli, A ^a   Pichiecchio, A ^a   Uggetti, C ^a   Tagliabue, A ^b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Creatinine excretion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Skeletal muscle mass

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CREATININE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0142240183     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-003-0089-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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