## Abstract This review summarizes current information regarding the changes in structure or function that occur in skeletal muscle secondary to spasticity. Most published studies have reported an increase in fiber size variability in spastic muscle. There is no general agreement regarding any shif
AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF SKELETAL MUSCLES
โ Scribed by John A Faulkner; Lisa M Larkin; Dennis R Claflin; Susan V Brooks
- Book ID
- 108940121
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 257 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0305-1870
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