title: Increased myofibrillar protein catabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy measured by 3-methylhistidine excretion in the urine.
abstract: Myofibrillar protein catabolic rate was calculated in seven patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy from the amount of 3-methylhistidine excreted in the urine, and found to be over three times that found in a control series when expresses as the percentage of myofibrillar protein catabolised per day. It is suggested that measurement of myofibrillar protein catabolic rate may add a useful parameter in the study of muscle disorders.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006639:Histidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008762:Methylhistidines / Q000652:urine*; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine*; D009210:Myofibrils / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008762:Methylhistidines; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D006639:Histidine