Acute failure of action potential conduction in mdx muscle reveals new mechanism of contraction‐induced force loss

JA Call, GL Warren, M Verma… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Key points• A primary feature of skeletal muscle lacking the protein dystrophin, as occurring
in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is a hypersensitivity to eccentric contraction‐induced …

Targeting the full length of the motor end plate regions in the mouse forelimb increases the uptake of fluoro-gold into corresponding spinal cord motor neurons

AP Tosolini, R Mohan, R Morris - Frontiers in neurology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Lower motor neuron dysfunction is one of the most debilitating motor conditions. In this
regard, transgenic mouse models of various lower motor neuron dysfunctions provide …

[PDF][PDF] Single muscle contractile measurements in vivo and in situ

NIH Jachinta Rooney - treat-nmd.org
1. OBJECTIVE The objective of this SOP is to provide a simple yet detailed method to test
mouse skeletal muscle function in situ or in vivo. The procedures can be performed on the …