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Fast skeletal muscle troponin activator in the dy2J muscular dystrophy model.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Aug 2013
Miciak Jessica J, Warsing Leigh C, Tibbs Maria E, Jasper Jeffrey R, Jampel Sarah B, Malik Fady I, Tankersley Clarke, Wagner Kathryn R
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INTRODUCTION: Tirasemtiv is a novel small molecule activator of the fast skeletal muscle troponin complex that produces sensitization of the sarcomere to calcium. Tirasemtiv is currently in Phase II clinical trials for neuromuscular disease. METHODS: We conducted a blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled preclinical study of the effect of tirasemtiv on forearm grip strength, endurance, respiratory physiology, and...
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