Delayed stimulation of the latissimus dorsi may result in disuse atrophy

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 404-408

  You, John M ^a   Landymore, Roderick W ^a   Fris, John ^a  

^a KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPLASTY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; LIGATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030768737     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)00613-9     Document Type: Article

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