Wild-type embryonic stem cell rescue of mdx model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: skeletal muscle
Summary:
Analysis of pectoralis muscle from 4 month-old, wildtype/mdx chimeric males. Chimeras were created by injecting WT ESCs into mdx mutant blastocysts; injected blastocysts developed in the uterus of pseudopregnant females. Results provide insight into molecular basis of WT ESC rescue of mdx mice.
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