Muscle and nerve biopsy in the evaluation of neuromuscular disorders: The surgeon's perspective

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 588-590

  Reynolds, Ellen M ^a   Thompson, Ian M ^a   Nigro, Michael A ^a   Kupsky, William J ^a   Klein, Michael D ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle biopsy; Nerve biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE BIOPSY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SURAL NERVE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032963284     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90080-5     Document Type: Article

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