Paucity and disorganization of presynaptic membrane active zones in the lambert‐eaton myasthenic syndrome

Muscle & Nerve

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1982, Pages 686-697

  Fukunaga, Hidetoshi ^a   Engel, Andrew G ^a   Osame, Mitsuhiro ^a   Lambert, Edward H ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; EATON LAMBERT SYNDROME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MUSCLE; MYASTHENIA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0020424899     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.880050905     Document Type: Article

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