Abnormalities in early markers of muscle involvement support a delay in myogenesis in spinal muscular atrophy

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 559-567

  Martínez Hernández, Rebeca ^a   Bernal, Sara ^b   Alias, Laura ^b   Tizzano, Eduardo F ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human development; Myosin; Pax7; Satellite cells; Skeletal muscle; Spinal muscular atrophy; Survival motor neuron 1 gene

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DESMIN; LAMININ; MYOSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX7; VIMENTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PAX7 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SMN2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN 2;

ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE SATELLITE CELL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DESMIN; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; MYOSINS; PAX7 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SATELLITE CELLS, SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON 2 PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

EID: 84901354121     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: 15546578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0000000000000078     Document Type: Article

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