Dysmorphic neuromuscular junctions associated with motor ability in cerebral palsy

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 626-632

  Theroux, Mary C ^a   Oberman, Karyn G ^a,b   Lahaye, Justine ^a,c   Boyce, Bobbie A ^a   DuHadaway, David ^a   Miller, Freeman ^a   Akins, Robert E ^a  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine esterase; Acetylcholine receptor; Gross motor function measure; Hyperkalemia; Neuromuscular blocking agents; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 27144491945     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20401     Document Type: Article

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