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Nude mutation influences limb skeletal muscle development.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Jan 2005
Morrison Jamie, Partridge Terence, Bou-Gharios George
Abstract excerpt
The nude mouse lacks functional T cells and other skin defects due to the absence of Foxn1 transcription factor. The mdx mouse bred onto a nude background (Foxn1-/-), to generate mdx nu/nu, serves as a valuable model for the use in muscle cell transplantation or gene therapy studies, to avoid a detrimental immune response. However, it has been shown previously that the mdx nu/nu mice have a skeletal muscle...
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