Motor end-plate jitter in myasthenia gravis at different firing rates

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-267

  Lin, Thy Sheng ^a   Chiu, Hou Chang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calcium facilitation; Jitter; Motor end plate; Myasthenia gravis; Single fiber electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE ENDING; NERVOUSNESS; TETANIC SPASM;

ADULT; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ENDPLATE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031817997     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199805000-00011     Document Type: Article

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