An image analysis study of vastus lateralis muscle fibers in malignant hyperthermia susceptible patients

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-11

  Zukowski, F ^a   De Craemer, D ^a   Van Den Branden, C ^a   De Cauwer, H ^b   Heytens, L ^b   Martin, J J ^c  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ATPase; Fiber size; Human malignant hyperthermia; Image analysis system; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; BIOPSY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS;

EID: 0031892715     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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