The passive mechanical properties of the extensor digitorum longus muscle are compromised in 2-to 20-mo-old mdx mice

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1656-1663

  Hakim, Chady H ^a   Grange, Robert W ^b   Duan, Dongsheng ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystrophin; Muscular dystrophy; Myotendinous junction; Passive properties; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROLINE;

AGE; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELASTICITY; FIBROSIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISCOSITY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELASTICITY; FIBROSIS; HYDROXYPROLINE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENDONS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79959358058     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01425.2010     Document Type: Article

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