Alterations in the permeability of dystrophic fibers during neuromuscular junction development

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Marques, Maria Julia ^a   Matsumura, Cintia Yuri ^a   Santo Neto, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium regulation; Dystrophin; Euromuscular junction; Evans Blue; mdx; Synapse elimination

Indexed keywords

MUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, ANIMAL; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 34247254338     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: 1588256X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.58.2007.1.1     Document Type: Article

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