Wall Suction Applied to Needle Muscle Biopsy-A Novel Technique for Increasing Sample Size

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-303

  Melendez, Mark M ^a   Vosswinkel, James A ^a   Shapiro, Marc J ^a   Gelato, Marie C ^b   Mynarcik, Dennis ^b   Gavi, Shai ^b   Xu, Xiaoti ^b   McNurlan, Margaret ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bergstr m muscle biopsy needle; muscle biopsies; skeletal muscle; tissue sample size; vastus lateralis; wall suction enhancement technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEEDLE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE SIZE; SUCTION; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEEDLES; SUCTION;

EID: 34548693893     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2007.03.043     Document Type: Article

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