...Anne McARDLE; Timothy R. HELLIWELL; Geoffrey J. BECKETT; Mariana CATAPANO; Anthony DAVIS; Malcolm J. JACKSON 1. Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are X-linked disorders caused by defects in muscle dystrophin. The mdx mouse is an animal model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy which has a point...

... induced by contractile activity, but suggest that dystrophin deficiency influences the activity of muscle membrane phospholipase enzymes. Key words: contractile activity, creatine kinase, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, dystrophin, muscle damage, phospholipases, prostaglandin E,. Abbreviations: CK, creatine...

... potassium and 24 h urinary creatinine excretion of the affected boys both declined at a rate of 4% per year. Key words: Becker muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, exchangeable sodium, muscle $ Present address: University Department of Medicine, Royal Liverpool Hospital, PO Box 147, Liverpool...

... in protein pattern was observed between individuals and with a given individual at different times. 3. Two additional proteins, spots C and D, were consistently present in urine from boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Spot C was also present in the urine of about 60% of obligatory carriers...