Dorsal caudal tail and sciatic motor nerve conduction studies in adult mice: Technical aspects and normative data

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 850-856

  Xia, Robin H ^a   Yosef, Nejla ^a   Ubogu, Eroboghene E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal caudal tail nerve; Mice; Motor conduction studies; Normal values; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING POLYNEUROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED NOD; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY, CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DEMYELINATING; SCIATIC NERVE; TAIL;

EID: 77953067352     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21588     Document Type: Article

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