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Regeneration-blocked mdx muscle: in vivo model for testing treatments.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Aug 1997
Quinlan J G, Cambier D, Lyden S, Dalvi A, Upputuri R K, Gartside P, Michaels S E, Denman D
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We have refined the mdx mouse as a clinical model for Duchenne dystrophy. Our power estimates, primary measures, regular sacrifice intervals, and quality checks constitute a high-speed, low-cost system for preclinically testing therapies designed to slow muscle destruction in Duchenne dystrophy. Irradiated (18 Gy) and contralateral shielded anterior tibial muscles were studied in 21-day-old mdx and normal mice at...
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