Bipolar implantable stimulator for long-term denervated-muscle experiments

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-228

  Dennis, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stimulation; Denervated muscle; Implantable; Muscle; Muscle stimulation; Stimulator

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ENCAPSULATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MUSCLE; RESISTORS;

DENERVATED SKELETAL MUSCLE; MICROPOWER BIPOLAR IMPLANTABLE STIMULATOR;

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; RELIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032031981     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02510747     Document Type: Article

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