Longitudinal pathologic study of the gastrocnemius muscle group in mdx mice

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-34

  Roig, Manuel ^a   Roma, Josep ^a   Fargas, Arnau ^a   Munell, Francina ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

DMD; Dystrophin; Mast cells; Necrosis; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFESPAN; MAST CELL; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECROSIS; REGENERATION;

EID: 0345832408     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-003-0773-3     Document Type: Article

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