Transgenic overexpression of γ-cytoplasmic actin protects against eccentric contraction-induced force loss in mdx mice

Skeletal Muscle

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Baltgalvis, Kristen A ^a   Jaeger, Michele A ^a   Fitzsimons, Daniel P ^b   Thayer, Stanley A ^a   Lowe, Dawn A ^a   Ervasti, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Costamere; Dystrophin; Skeletal muscle injury; Stretch activated channels

Indexed keywords

MUS;

EID: 84862643995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20445040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2044-5040-1-32     Document Type: Article

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