Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 523-531 , June 2010

Time-related changes of motor unit properties in the rat medial gastrocnemius muscle after spinal cord injury. I. Effects of total spinal cord transection

  • Włodzimierz Mrówczyński

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology, University School of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Neurobiology, University School of Physical Education, 55, Grunwaldzka St., 60-352 Poznań, Poland. Tel.: +48 61 8355435; fax: +48 61 8355445.
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  • Jan Celichowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology, University School of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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  • Piotr Krutki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurobiology, University School of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland
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  • Teresa Górska

      Affiliations

    • Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Henryk Majczyński

      Affiliations

    • Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland
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  • Urszula Sławińska

      Affiliations

    • Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 5 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.07.004

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 523-531 , June 2010

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