Open AccessDystrophic muscles get overexcited
Author(s) -
William A. Wells
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1666rr3
Subject(s) - biology , muscular dystrophy , suspect , acetylcholine , phenotype , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , endocrinology , gene , criminology , sociology
![][1] Without the SNF-6 acetylcholine transporter (bottom) mutant muscles fall apart.Kim/MacmillanLoss of adhesion is a primary suspect for the underlying cause of muscular dystrophy (MD). Muscles from individuals with MD look like they are pulling themselves apart, and they are
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