Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 7 , Pages 575-584 , July 2007

Characterization of dystrophic muscle in golden retriever muscular dystrophy dogs by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging

  • J.-L. Thibaud

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Laboratory, National Veterinary School of Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France and INSERM EMI 00-11, Créteil, France
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  • A. Monnet

      Affiliations

    • NMR Laboratory, AFM AIM, Institute of Myology, Pitie-Salpetriere University Hospital, Paris, France
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  • D. Bertoldi

      Affiliations

    • NMR Laboratory, AFM AIM, Institute of Myology, Pitie-Salpetriere University Hospital, Paris, France
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  • I. Barthélémy

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Laboratory, National Veterinary School of Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France and INSERM EMI 00-11, Créteil, France
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  • S. Blot

      Affiliations

    • Neurobiology Laboratory, National Veterinary School of Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France and INSERM EMI 00-11, Créteil, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +33 0 1 43 96 71 71; fax: +33 0 1 43 96 70 89 (S. Blot), tel./fax: +33 0 1 4216 5894 (P.G. Carlier).
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  • P.G. Carlier

      Affiliations

    • NMR Laboratory, AFM AIM, Institute of Myology, Pitie-Salpetriere University Hospital, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Tel.: +33 0 1 43 96 71 71; fax: +33 0 1 43 96 70 89 (S. Blot), tel./fax: +33 0 1 4216 5894 (P.G. Carlier).

Received 6 December 2006 ,Revised 8 March 2007 ,Accepted 27 March 2007.

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PII: S0960-8966(07)00116-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.03.013

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 7 , Pages 575-584 , July 2007

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