Resistance to infection and the muscular dystrophies - Is there a molecular link?

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 423-425

  Emery, Alan E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROGLYCAN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GLYCOSYLATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DYSTROGLYCANS; DYSTROPHIN; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFECTION; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MICE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES;

EID: 43449118670     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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