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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Henry Kaminski
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-1049 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Porter John D JD Israel Sheri S Gong Bendi B Merriam Anita P AP Feuerman Jason J Khanna Sangeeta S Kaminski Henry J HJ
Physiological genomics 20051115 3
Skeletal muscles are not created equal. The underutilized concept of muscle allotypes defines distinct muscle groups that differ in their intrinsic capacity to express novel traits when exposed to a facilitating extrinsic environment. Allotype-specific traits may have significance as determinants of the preferential involvement or sparing of muscle groups that is observed in a variety of neuromuscular diseases. Little is known, however, of the developmental mechanisms underlying the distinctive ...[more]