C histomorphology of neuromuscular junction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-259

  Theroux, Mary C ^a,b   Olivant, Alicia ^a   Akins, Robert E ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAINING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 38549144700     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02411.x     Document Type: Article

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