The role of quantitative electromyography (EMG) in horses suspected of acute and chronic grass sickness

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 230-237

  Wijnberg, I D ^a   Franssen, H ^b   Jansen, G H ^c   van den Ingh, Th S G A M ^a   van der Harst, M R ^a   van der Kolk, J H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Equine dysautonomia; Horse; MUP analysis; Muscle; Nerve

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BIOPSY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 33745296990     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406776866309     Document Type: Article

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