Discharge of Frequencies of Parasternal Intercostal and Scalene Motor Units During Breathing in Normal and COPD Subjects

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 622-628

  Gandevia, S C ^a   Leeper, J B ^b   McKenzie, D K ^b   De Troyer, A ^b  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NECK MUSCLES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0030045996     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.2.8564108     Document Type: Article

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