Serial motor unit number estimates have shed important light on the extent and rates of motoneuron losses in aging and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, the estimates alone provide few clues to the health and functional status of surviving motor units. A reliable means for assessing the functi
A method for the longitudinal study of human thenar motor units
โ Scribed by Dr. Timothy J. Doherty; Dr. William F. Brown
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 750 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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