Lesions of rat skeletal muscle after local block of acetylcholinesterase and neuromuscular stimulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2494-2501

  Mense, S ^a   Simons, D G ^c   Hoheisel, U ^b   Quenzer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraction knots; Contracture; Dysfunctional end plate; Myofascial trigger points

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DYFLOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE ENDING; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0038516855     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00727.2002     Document Type: Article

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