A physiologic explanation for distal nerve slowing

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-128

  Bodofsky, Elliot ^a  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; LATENT PERIOD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; REACTION TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AXONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REACTION TIME; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34147189097     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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