TAT-μUtrophin mitigates the pathophysiology of dystrophin and utrophin double-knockout mice

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-205

  Call, Jarrod A ^a   Ervasti, James M ^b   Lowe, Dawn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Plantarflexion torque; Posterior crural muscles

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; TAT MU UTROPHIN FUSION PROTEIN; TAT-MU UTROPHIN FUSION PROTEIN; UTROPHIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DYSTROPHIN; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; LONGEVITY; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; UTROPHIN;

EID: 79960212861     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00248.2011     Document Type: Article

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