Quantitative motor unit potential analysis in the diaphragm: A normative study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 518-521

  Podnar, Simon ^a   Resman Gašperšič, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Electromyography; Motor unit potentials; Normative data

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGED; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; NEEDLES; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 41849118782     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20939     Document Type: Article

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