Journal article
Electrophysiological estimation of the number of motor units within a human muscle
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.
Authors
McComas AJ; Fawcett PR; Campbell MJ; Sica RE
Journal
Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Vol. 34, No. 2,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
April 1, 1971
DOI
10.1136/jnnp.34.2.121
ISSN
0022-3050