Decreased muscle endurance associated with diabetic neuropathy may be attributed partially to neuromuscular transmission failure

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1014-1022

  Allen, Matti D ^a,b,c   Kimpinski, Kurt ^d   Doherty, Timothy J ^c,d   Rice, Charles L ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compound muscle action potential; Diabetes; Electromyography; Fatigue; Weakness

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84928344324     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00441.2014     Document Type: Article

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