Influence of complete spinal cord injury on skeletal muscle within 6 mo of injury

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 350-358

  Castro, Michael J ^a   Apple Jr , David F ^b   Staron, Robert S ^c   Campos, Gerson E R ^c   Dudley, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Biopsy; Fatigue; Nervous system trauma

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032929254     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.1.350     Document Type: Article

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