Impact of diaphragm muscle fiber atrophy on neuromotor control

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 411-418

  Mantilla, Carlos B ^a   Sieck, Gary C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor unit recruitment; Muscle fatigue; Phrenic motoneuron; Respiration; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; REVIEW;

MOTOR UNIT RECRUITMENT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHRENIC MOTONEURON; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84886297599     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.06.025     Document Type: Review

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