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Normal nerve striations are altered in the trembler-J mouse, a model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Feb 2015
Power Bridget J, O'reilly Gavin, Murphy Robert, Murphy Keith J, Pickering Mark, Jones James F X
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INTRODUCTION: This study was initiated because it was noted that the peripheral nerves of Trembler-J mice (a model of human Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) appear to lack normal striations. METHODS: We performed confocal microscopy of whole sciatic nerves and tested the effect of axial stress on impulse conduction. RESULTS: We found that the axons of mutant mice were longer than those of the wild-type (1.55 mm of...
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