Muscles of a different 'color': The unusual properties of the extraocular muscles may predispose or protect them in neurogenic and myogenic disease

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-37

  Porter, John D ^a   Baker, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DILTIAZEM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIPLOPIA; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PTOSIS; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0029997931     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.1.30     Document Type: Review

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