The development of the myotendinous junction. A review

Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 53-63

  Charvet, Benjamin ^a   Ruggiero, Florence ^a   Le Guellec, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Collagen; Development; DGC; Integrin; Myotendinous junction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892893021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22404554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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