Changes in the distribution of nerve conduction velocities in diabetics

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-185

  Fujimura, Yasushi ^a   Yokoyama, Kazuhito ^a   Araki, Shunichi ^a   Murata, Katsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood sugar; Diabetes mellitus; Distribution of nerve conduction velocities; Peripheral nerve conduction velocity; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030080160     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.178.177     Document Type: Article

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