The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of prednisone treatment for 8 weeks on the level of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1), hydroxyproline (HYP) concentrations, and level of the mature, nonreducible collagen cross-link hydroxylysylpyridinoline (HP) in diaphragm muscle from
Impact of TNF-α Blockade on TGF-β1 and type I collagen mRNA expression in dystrophic muscle
✍ Scribed by Luc E. Gosselin; Daniel A. Martinez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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