Electrical stimulation of denervated muscle: Is it worthwhile?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1463-1469

  Eberstein, Arthur ^a   Eberstein, Sharon ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HUMAN MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE PLASTICITY; MUSCLE REINNERVATION

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0030448610     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199612000-00004     Document Type: Article

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