MUNIX and MUNE in ALS

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 433-434

  Bromberg, Mark B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR UNIT NUMBER ESTIMATION; MOTOR UNIT NUMBER INDEX; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOGRAPHY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84873255747     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.08.022     Document Type: Editorial

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