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Doxycycline ameliorates the dystrophic phenotype of skeletal and cardiac muscles in mdx mice.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Sept 2012
Pereira Juliano Alves, Taniguti Ana Paula Tiemi, Matsumura Cíntia, Marques Maria Julia, Neto Humberto Santo
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INTRODUCTION: We examined whether doxycycline, an antibiotic member of the tetracycline family, improves the histopathology and muscle function in mdx mice, the experimental model of DMD. METHODS: Doxycycline was administered for 36 days (starting on postnatal day 0) and for 9 months (starting at...
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