Aquaporin 4 Expression in the mdx Mouse Diaphragm
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Aquaporin 4 Expression in the mdx Mouse Diaphragm
Expression of aquaporin (AQP) 4 in the surface membranes of skeletal myofibers is well established; however, its functional significance is still unknown. The alterations of AQP4 expressions in dystrophic muscles at RNA and protein levels have been reported in various dystrophic muscles such as dystrophinopathy, dysferlinopathy, and sarcoglycanopathy. We are interested in the relationship betwe...
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عنوان ژورنال: ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0044-5991,1347-5800
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.11005