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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Histopathological changes induced by the intramuscular injection of glycerol were studied in the muscle fibers of rabbits. Fifteen minutes after the injection of 1 ml of 50% (v/v) glycerol, hypercontraction of fibers, disruption of the plasma membrane, and invasion of lanthanum into the sarcoplasm were observed. Between 12 and 24 h after the injection, more extensive pathological changes were seen which included: variation in fiber size; degeneration and necrosis of muscle fibers; hypercontraction of fibers by light microscopy; disruption of the plasma membrane by electron microscopy; vacuolar changes; hypercontraction of myofibrils, and selective loss of Z-bands. Between 7 and 14 days after glycerol injection, extensive regenerative changes were seen. The degenerative changes were similar to those seen in muscle in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggesting that a similar mechanism may be involved in the two conditions, so that experimental glycerol myopathy could be a good model for pathophysiological studies on Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
192-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Experimental glycerol myopathy: a histological study.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article