Quantitative analysis of motor unit action potentials in the subclavian muscle of healthy horses

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 198-203

  Wijnberg, Inge D ^a   Franssen, Hessel ^a   van der Kolk, Johannes H ^a   Breukink, Henk J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLAVICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036486678     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.198     Document Type: Article

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