## Abstract The __mdx__ mouse is the most commonly used animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a disease caused by the absence of dystrophin. Although much has been done to elucidate the structure and function of dystrophin and the dystrophin‐associated glycoprotein complex (DGC), litt
Differentiation in dystrophic muscle cultures from mice of different ages
✍ Scribed by Paul S. Bryers; Marion S. Ecob
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 437 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Muscle from dystrophic (129 ReJ dy/dy) mice, aged 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 months, was cocultured with normal embryonic mouse spinal cord. Cultures were scored for regeneration (myotubes) and differentiation (cross‐striated or contracting fibers) over a 28‐day period. Although muscle from dystrophic mice of all ages was able to regenerate, the ability to differentiate decreased with the increasing age of the mouse. Muscle from litter‐mate control mice of different ages regenerated and differentiated equally well.
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