Contribution of oxidative stress to pathology in diaphragm and limb muscles with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Kim, Jong Hee ^a,b   Kwak, Hyo Bum ^c   Thompson, Ladora V ^a   Lawler, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cell signaling; Muscular dystrophies; NF B; nNOS; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DYSTROPHIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIAPHRAGM; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIAPHRAGM; DYSTROPHIN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MUSCLES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; NADPH OXIDASE; NF-KAPPA B; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

MUS;

EID: 84872858018     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-012-9330-9     Document Type: Review

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