Recovery of altered neuromuscular junction morphology and muscle function in mdx mice after injury
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating neuromuscular disease in which
weakness, increased susceptibility to muscle injury, and inadequate repair underlie the …
weakness, increased susceptibility to muscle injury, and inadequate repair underlie the …
Pre-and postsynaptic changes in the neuromuscular junction in dystrophic mice
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating neuromuscular disease in which
weakness, increased susceptibility to muscle injury, and inadequate repair appear to …
weakness, increased susceptibility to muscle injury, and inadequate repair appear to …
Imaging analysis of the neuromuscular junction in dystrophic muscle
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by the absence of the protein dystrophin, is
characterized as a neuromuscular disease in which muscle weakness, increased …
characterized as a neuromuscular disease in which muscle weakness, increased …
Effects of in vivo injury on the neuromuscular junction in healthy and dystrophic muscles
Key points• Strength loss induced by lengthening contractions is typically attributed to
damaged force‐bearing structures within skeletal muscle. Muscle lacking the structural …
damaged force‐bearing structures within skeletal muscle. Muscle lacking the structural …
Alterations of neuromuscular junctions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
RM Lovering, SR Iyer, B Edwards, KE Davies - Neuroscience letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The focus of this review is on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which is caused by the
absence of the protein dystrophin and is characterized as a neuromuscular disease in which …
absence of the protein dystrophin and is characterized as a neuromuscular disease in which …
Recent insights into neuromuscular junction biology in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Impacts, challenges, and opportunities
SY Ng, V Ljubicic - EBioMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and relentless form of muscular
dystrophy. The pleiotropic effects of dystrophin deficiency include remarkable impacts on …
dystrophy. The pleiotropic effects of dystrophin deficiency include remarkable impacts on …
The passive mechanical properties of the extensor digitorum longus muscle are compromised in 2-to 20-mo-old mdx mice
Muscle rigidity and myotendinous junction (MTJ) deficiency contribute to immobilization in
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal disease caused by the absence of …
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a lethal disease caused by the absence of …
The effect of lengthening contractions on neuromuscular junction structure in adult and old mice
A Vasilaki, N Pollock, I Giakoumaki… - Age, 2016 - Springer
Skeletal muscles of old mice demonstrate a profound inability to regenerate fully following
damage. Such a failure could be catastrophic to older individuals where muscle loss is …
damage. Such a failure could be catastrophic to older individuals where muscle loss is …
Mechanically patterned neuromuscular junctions-in-a-dish have improved functional maturation
CL Happe, KP Tenerelli, AK Gromova… - Molecular biology of …, 2017 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Motor neuron (MN) diseases are progressive disorders resulting from degeneration of
neuromuscular junctions (NMJs), which form the connection between MNs and muscle …
neuromuscular junctions (NMJs), which form the connection between MNs and muscle …
Age-related fragmentation of the motor endplate is not associated with impaired neuromuscular transmission in the mouse diaphragm
As mammals age, their neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) gradually change their form,
acquiring an increasingly fragmented appearance consisting of numerous isolated regions …
acquiring an increasingly fragmented appearance consisting of numerous isolated regions …