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MUSCLE DAMAGE IN <i>MDX</i> (DYSTROPHIC) MICE: ROLE OF CALCIUM AND REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES
21 Jun 2006
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1. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal, degenerative muscle disease caused by a genetic mutation that leads to the complete absence of the cytoskeletal protein dystrophin in muscle fibres. 2. The present review provides an overview of some of the physiological pathways that may contribute to muscle damage and degeneration in DMD, based primarily on experimental findings in the mdx mouse, an animal model...
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