Fatigability of rat hindlimb muscles after acute irreversible acetylcholinesterase inhibition

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1455-1462

  Panenic, Robert ^a   Gisiger, Victor ^a   Gardiner, Phillip F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Methanesulfonyl fluoride; Muscle fatigue; Neuromuscular transmission failure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; METHANESULFONYL FLUORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032842174     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.4.1455     Document Type: Article

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