AAEM minimonograph #46: Neurogenic muscle hypertrophy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 811-818

  Gutmann, Ludwig ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Complex repetitive discharges; Isaacs' syndrome; Muscle hypertrophy; Myokymia; Neuromyotonia; Neuropathies; Radiculopathies; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HEREDITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MYOKYMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 0030014792     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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