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The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology

The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology

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The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology

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The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2012-02, Vol.7 (2), p.e31937-e31937

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe progressive muscular disorder caused by reading frame disrupting mutations in the DMD gene, preventing the synthesis of functional dystrophin. As dystrophin provides muscle fiber stability during contractions, dystrophin negative fibers are prone to exercise-induced damage. Upon exhaustion of the regene...

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The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1323571556

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1323571556

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0031937

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