Open AccessGreater Colo-Rectal Activation Phenotype in Exercised mdx Mice
Author(s) -
Marie Nearing,
James S. Novak,
Terence A. Partridge
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.md.230ed3d6559b171e10279fc16e9ebef3
Subject(s) - dystrophin , duchenne muscular dystrophy , feces , muscular dystrophy , medicine , treadmill , phenotype , mdx mouse , biomarker , disease , physiology , gastroenterology , bioinformatics , endocrinology , biology , genetics , gene , microbiology and biotechnology
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic disease that is caused by a deficiency of dystrophin protein. Both Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients and dystrophic mice suffer from intestinal dysfunction.