Motor physical therapy affects muscle collagen type I and decreases gait speed in dystrophin-deficient dogs.

Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy (GRMD) is a dystrophin-deficient canine model genetically homologous to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in humans. Muscular fibrosis secondary to cycles of degeneration/regeneration of dystrophic muscle tissue and muscular weakness leads to biomechanical adaptat...

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Main Authors: Thaís P Gaiad, Karla P C Araujo, Júlio C Serrão, Maria A Miglino, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3979701?pdf=render