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Extracellular matrix-driven congenital muscular dystrophies.
Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology - 1 Oct 2018
Mohassel Payam, Foley A Reghan, Bönnemann Carsten G
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal muscle function relies on the myofibrillar apparatus inside myofibers as well as an intact extracellular matrix surrounding each myofiber. Muscle extracellular matrix (ECM) plays several roles including but not limited to force transmission, regulation of growth factors and inflammatory responses, and influencing muscle stem cell (i.e. satellite cell) proliferation and differentiation. In most...
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