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Muscle function and running activity in mouse models of hereditary muscle dystrophy: impact of double knockout for dystrophin and the transcription factor MyoD.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Apr 2012
Mangner Norman, Adams Volker, Sandri Marcus, Hoellriegel Robert, Hambrecht Rainer, Schuler Gerhard, Gielen Stephan
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Mice that lack both the transcription factor MyoD and dystrophin display a more pronounced myopathic phenotype when compared with mdx mice. No data on skeletal muscle function and the impact of exercise training are available. METHODS: Six-month-old wild-type, mdx, myoD(-/-), mdx:myoD(+/-), and mdx:myoD(-/-) mice were randomly assigned to either 4 weeks of voluntary running or sedentary behavior....
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