Consequences of the combined deficiency in dystrophin and utrophin on the mechanical properties and myosin composition of some limb and respiratory muscles of the mouse

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 362-370

  Deconinck, N ^a   Rafael, J A ^b   Beckers Bleukx, G ^a   Kahn, D ^a   Deconinck, A E ^b   Davies, K E ^b   Gillis, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deficiency; Dystrophin; Mouse; Myosin composition; Utrophin

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DYSTROPHIN; EXTREMITIES; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; UTROPHIN;

EID: 17144439810     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(98)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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