The relationship between ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) genotype and motor unit physiology: Preliminary studies

BMC Physiology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Conwit, Robin A ^a   Ling, Shari ^b   Roth, Stephen ^c   Stashuk, Daniel ^d   Hurley, Ben ^c   Ferrell, Robert ^e   Metter, E Jeffrey ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DNA;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; AGED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 26444607987     PISSN: 14726793     EISSN: 14726793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6793-5-15     Document Type: Article

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