Lgmd-1c: Role of Caveolin-3 in Neuromuscular Junction Structure and Function
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................................................................................................................................... I PREFACE ................................................................................................................................. XIV 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 1.1 MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY .............................................................................. 1 1.2 LIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ................................................. 3 1.3 CAVEOLINS........................................................................................................ 5 1.4 CAVEOLIN-3 ...................................................................................................... 6 1.5 NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION .................................................................... 9 1.6 ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ................................................................... 11 1.7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR............................................ 11 1.8 RATIONALE ..................................................................................................... 15 2.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS .............................................................................. 17 2.1 MATERIALS ..................................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 Reagents ....................................................................................................... 17 2.1.2 Cell Culture ................................................................................................. 18 2.1.3 DNA Constructs .......................................................................................... 18 2.2 METHODS ......................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 Immunofluorescent Staining ...................................................................... 19
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تاریخ انتشار 2009