Article
The electroretinographic phenotype of dogs with Golden Retriever muscular dystrophy.
Veterinary ophthalmology - 1 Dec 2001
Beltran W A, Chahory S, Gnirs K, Escriou C, Blot S, Clerc B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the flash electroretinogram (ERG) in the Golden Retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) dog and to compare the results with those from a control group of Golden Retrievers. To investigate whether similar abnormalities of the ERG as those found in a majority of human patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are also observed in the GRMD dog, the canine model for DMD. Animals Five GRMD...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Case-Control Studies
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Electroretinography
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal
- Phenotype
- Retina