Electrophysiological motor unit number estimation (MUNE) measuring compound muscle action potential (CMAP) in mouse hindlimb muscles

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 103, 2015, Pages

  Arnold, W David ^a,b   Sheth, Kajri A ^a   Wier, Christopher G ^a   Kissel, John T ^a   Burghes, Arthur H ^a   Kolb, Stephen J ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Compound muscle action potential; Electrodiagnosis; Electrophysiology; Issue 103; Motor unit number estimation; Mouse; Neuromuscular diseases; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; AXON; HINDLIMB; INNERVATION; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIATIC NERVE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; HINDLIMB; MICE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 84942902580     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52899     Document Type: Article

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