Spinal muscular atrophy: DNA fragmentation and immaturity of muscle fibers

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Stathas, Demetrios ^a   Kalfakis, Nikolaos ^a   Kararizou, Evangelia ^a   Manta, Panajota ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Desmin; DNA fragmentation; Spinal muscular atrophy; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; DESMIN; VIMENTIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DISEASE DURATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; NEWBORN; NICK END LABELING; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 37549049017     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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