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Muscle damage in mdx (dystrophic) mice: The role of calcium and reactive oxygen species
Page 1 Proceedings of the Australian Physiological Society (2005) 36: 111-117 http://www.aups.org.au/Proceedings/36/111-117
©DG Allen 2005 Muscle damage in mdx (dystrophic) mice: The role of calcium and reactive
oxygen species Nicholas P. Whitehead,1 Ella W. Yeung2 & David G. Allen1 1School of
Medical Sciences, University of Sydney F13, NSW 2006, Australia and 2Department of
Rehabilitation Science, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong …
Summary
1. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a lethal, degenerative muscle disease caused by a genetic mutation, which leads to complete absence of the cytoskeletal protein dystrophin in muscle fibres.
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