Laparoscopic guided local injection in the X-linked muscular dystrophy mouse (mdx) diaphragm. An advance in experimental therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

PURPOSE:To investigate the development of a laparoscopy technique for local injection into the X-linked muscular dystrophy (mdx) diaphragm.METHODS:It was used 10 mice Balb/C57 and 5 mdx mice and three differents decubitus type were tested: the right lateral, supine, and supine decubitus with 20 degr...

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Published in:	Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
Main Authors:	Thais Borges Lessa, Rafael Cardoso Carvalho, Júlio David Spagnolo, Luis Claudio Lopes Correia da Silva, Silvia Renata Gaido Cortopassi, Carlos Eduardo Ambrósio
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2014-11-01
Subjects:	Diaphragm Injections Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne Laparoscopy Mice
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502014001100715&tlng=en