The activity and content of calpains in maturing dystrophic muscle membranes
Increased calcium-activated calpain proteolysis in the sarcolemma membrane is thought to be a primary mechanism in the pathophysiology of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). However, few studies have tested this possibility prior to the overt signs of the dystrophy. The purpose of this study was to t...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42729 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05192005-170853/ |