Quantification of dystrophin immunofluorescence in dystrophinopathy muscle specimens

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 591-601

  Taylor, L E ^a   Kaminoh, Y J ^a   Rodesch, C K ^c   Flanigan, K M ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; SPECTRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSTROPHINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SARCOLEMMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; DYSTROPHIN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; SPECTRIN;

EID: 84858160046     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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