Monophasic and biphasic relaxation during motor unit tetanic contractions of variable fusion degree

Archives Italiennes de Biologie

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-98

  Celichowski, J ^a   Pogrzebna, M ^a   Krutki, P ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETANY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645999718     PISSN: 00039829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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