Dystropathology increases energy expenditure and protein turnover in the mdx mouse model of duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The skeletal muscles in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the mdx mouse model lack functional dystrophin and undergo repeated bouts of necrosis, regeneration, and growth. These processes have a high metabolic cost. However, the consequences for whole body energy and protein metabolism, and on the diet...

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Main Authors: Hannah G Radley-Crabb, Juan C Marini, Horacio A Sosa, Liliana I Castillo, Miranda D Grounds, Marta L Fiorotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0089277&type=printable
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