Preliminary observations on the microarchitecture of the human abdominal muscles

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 808-813

  Woodley, Stephanie J ^a   Duxson, Marilyn J ^a   Mercer, Susan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Motor endplate bands; Myomyonal junctions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 35148855011     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20523     Document Type: Article

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