Spatial and age-related changes in the microstructure of dystrophic and healthy diaphragms

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive degenerative disease that results in fibrosis and atrophy of muscles. The main cause of death associated with DMD is failure of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle with a fiber microstructure that differs across regions of the muscl...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Henry, Catherine C., Martin, Kyle S., Ward, Bridget B., Handsfield, Geoffrey G., Peirce, Shayn M., Blemker, Silvia S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587283/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28877195
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183853
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