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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Main Authors: Catherine C Henry, Kyle S Martin, Bridget B Ward, Geoffrey G Handsfield, Shayn M Peirce, Silvia S Blemker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0183853&type=printable
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