A review of the use of electromyography in equine neurological diseases

Equine Veterinary Education

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 123-127

  Wijnberg, I D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Horse; Nerve; Neuropathy; Phenytoin; Stringhalt

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; SODIUM;

CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERACTIVITY; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; REVIEW; SODIUM CHANNEL; WEED;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 20444428373     PISSN: 09577734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2005.tb00350.x     Document Type: Review

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