Muscle fiber type distribution in multifidus muscle in cases of lumbar disc herniation

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 235-241

  Bajek, Snježana ^b   Bobinac, Dragica ^b   Bajek, Goran ^b   Vranić, Tamara Šoić ^b   Lah, Boris ^a   Dragojević, Daniela Malnar ^b  

^a Clinical Orthopedic Hospital   (Croatia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disc herniation; Histochemistry; Multifidus muscle; Muscle fiber types

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0034548465     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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