L-type Ca2+ channel function is linked to dystrophin expression in mammalian muscle.

BACKGROUND: In dystrophic mdx skeletal muscle, aberrant Ca2+ homeostasis and fibre degeneration are found. The absence of dystrophin in models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been connected to altered ion channel properties e.g. impaired L-type Ca2+ currents. In regenerating mdx muscle, �...

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Main Authors: Oliver Friedrich, Frederic von Wegner, Jeffrey S Chamberlain, Rainer H A Fink, Petra Rohrbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2408559?pdf=render