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Muscular dystrophy: Experimental animal models and therapeutic approaches (Review)
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- Gisela Gaina
- Alexandra Popa (Gruianu)
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Affiliations: Laboratory of Cell Biology, Neuroscience and Experimental Myology, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania - Published online on: April 14, 2021 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10042
- Article Number: 610
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Copyright: © Gaina et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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