Invertebrate models of age-related muscle degeneration

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1790, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1084-1094

  Augustin, Hrvoje ^a   Partridge, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Caenorhabditis elegans; Drosophila melanogaster; Excitation contraction coupling; Motor unit; Muscle; Neuromuscular junction

Indexed keywords

EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLUOXETINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE MODEL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DRUG MECHANISM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FLY; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCLE REGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WORM;

AGING; ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 69949109492     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.06.011     Document Type: Review

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