The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle in the <i>mdx</i> Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

• Main Authors: Danielle A. Debruin (Author), Nicola Andreacchio (Author), Erik D. Hanson (Author), Cara A. Timpani (Author), Emma Rybalka (Author), Alan Hayes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Vitamin D (VitD) has shown to be beneficial in reversing muscle weakness and atrophy associated with VitD deficiency. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is characterized by worsening muscle weakness and muscle atrophy, with VitD deficiency commonly observed. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Vi...