A new myasthenic syndrome with end‐plate acetylcholinesterase deficiency, small nerve terminals, and reduced acetylcholine release

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 315-330

  Engel, Andrew G ^a   Lambert, Edward H ^a   Gomez, Manuel R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MUSCLES; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECEPTORS, CHOLINERGIC; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0017474455     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410010403     Document Type: Article

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