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Longitudinal assessment of skeletal muscle functional mechanics in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Disease models & mechanisms - 1 Dec 2023
Riddell Dominique O, Hildyard John C W, Harron Rachel C M, Taylor-Brown Frances, Kornegay Joe N, Wells Dominic J, Piercy Richard J
Abstract excerpt
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by mutations in the dystrophin (DMD) gene, is associated with fatal muscle degeneration and atrophy. Patients with DMD have progressive reductions in skeletal muscle strength and resistance to eccentric muscle stretch. Using the DE50-MD dog model of DMD, we assessed tibiotarsal joint (TTJ) flexor and extensor force dynamics, and the resistance of dystrophic muscle to...
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