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Electrophysiological estimation of the number of motor units within a human muscle

Year: 1971

Type: article

Abstract: An electrophysiological method is described for estimating the numbers of motor units in the extensor digitorum brevis muscle in man. The results obtained are compared with counts of axons in the nerve to the muscle. The significance of the sizes of the evoked motor unit potentials is discussed.

Source: Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.34.2.121

Authors: A. J. McComas, P. R. W. Fawcett, M. J. Campbell, R. E. P. Sica

Institution: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Muscle activation and electromyography studies

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Medical Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W1982957249