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Devastation of bone tissue in the appendicular skeleton parallels the progression of neuromuscular disease.
Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions - 1 Jan 2000
Lee B J, Cox G A, Maddatu T P, Judex S, Rubin C T
Abstract excerpt
A mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD1) was used to study the consequences of neuromuscular degenerative disease on bone quantity and morphology. Histomorphometry and micro-computed tomography were used to assess the cortical and cancellous bone in the tibia, femur and humerus of adult neuromuscular degeneration (nmd) mice (up to 21w) and age-matched wild-type controls (WT). At...
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