Morphometric and neurophysiological analysis of skeletal muscle in paraplegic patients with traumatic cord lesion

Paraplegia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 247-252

  Lotta, S ^a   Scelsi, R ^b   Alfonsi, E ^b   Saitta, A ^a   Nicolotti, D ^a   Epifani, P ^a   Carraro, U ^c  

^a Villanova sull Arda ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Morphometric analysis; Neurophysiological study; Skeletal muscle; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; MYOSINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0025806595     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1991.35     Document Type: Article

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