Increased jitter and blocking in normal muscles due to doubly innervated muscle fibers

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 423-431

  Lateva, Zoia C ^a   McGill, Kevin C ^a   Johanson, M Elise ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachioradialis muscle; Doubly innervated muscle fibers; Electromyography; Impulse blocking; Increased jitter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0141592404     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10459     Document Type: Article

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