F-wave conduction velocity, persistence, and amplitude for the tibial nerve in clinically normal cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 261-264

  Okuno, Seiichi ^a   Kobayashi, Takayuki ^a   Orito, Kensuke ^b  

^a Animal Clinic Kobayashi   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; LEG LENGTH; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 39549084494     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.2.261     Document Type: Article

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