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AAEE minimonograph #28: Injury to peripheral motor nerves
Author(s) -
Miller Robert G.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880100805
Subject(s) - neuromuscular junction , acetylcholine receptor , electrophysiology , peripheral nerve , medicine , motor nerve , peripheral , peripheral nerve injury , neuroscience , nerve injury , anatomy , acetylcholine , pathology , receptor , biology
Nerve injury triggers a sequence of electrophysiological events dependent upon changes occurring both at the neuromuscular junction and the muscle membrane. The time course of these physiologic and morphologic alterations is reviewed in light of recent information provided by studies of extrajunctional acetylcholine receptors, axoplasmic transport, and freeze‐fracture electron microscopy. A thorough knowledge of these changes is essential to understanding the clinical impact of nerve injury.