Truncated dystrophins reduce muscle stiffness in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of mdx mice

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 482-489

  Hakim, Chady H ^a   Duan, Dongsheng ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Micro dystrophin; Mini dystrophin; Muscle force; Passive force

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; HYDROXYPROLINE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELASTICITY; FIBROSIS; GENETICS; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VISCOSITY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIC MOUSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DYSTROPHIN; ELASTICITY; FIBROSIS; HYDROXYPROLINE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED MDX; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84874240163     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00866.2012     Document Type: Article

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