Early Detection of Inherited Muscular Dystrophy in Chickens

Overview

Journal Cell Tissue Res

Specialties Anatomy & Histology
Cell Biology

Date 1979 Mar 9

PMID 455399

Citations 3

Authors

E R Allen

B J Murphy

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Abstract

New Hampshire chickens, homozygous for inherited muscular dystrophy, display clinical manifestations at an early age. A fine structural examination of embryos from this strain shows marked degenerative changes four days prior to hatching. The Z bands appear to dissolve progressively to the point where finally the myofibrils become uniformly dense with no detectable banding patterns.

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