Long-term denervation in humans causes degeneration of both contractile and excitation-contraction coupling apparatus, which is reversible by functional electrical stimulation (FES): A role for myofiber regeneration?

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 919-931

  Kern, Helmut ^a   Boncompagni, Simona ^b   Rossini, Katia ^c   Mayr, Winfried ^d   Fanò, Giorgio ^b   Zanin, Maria Elena ^c   Podhorska Okolow, Marzena ^e   Protasi, Feliciano ^b   Carraro, Ugo ^c  

^a WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b CESI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Excitation contraction coupling; Functional electrical stimulation; Human, long term denervation; Lower motor neuron lesion; Myofiber regeneration; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; MYOSIN ANTIBODY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE REGENERATION; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 4444228961     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnen/63.9.919     Document Type: Article

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