The study of normal and abnormal neuromuscular transmission with single fibre electromyography

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-154

  Stålberg, Erik ^a   Trontelj, Joze V ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Jitter; Myasthenia gravis; Myasthenic syndrome; Neuromuscular transmission; Single fibre electromyography; Stimulation SFEMG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE ENDING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION;

EID: 0343581295     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02245-0     Document Type: Article

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