Microcirculation in a mouse model of duchenne muscular dystrophy: Another blow to the vascular hypothesis?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 587-588

  Lombard, Julian H ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARTERIOLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 79954574520     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00001.2011     Document Type: Editorial

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