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SPIRAL MEMBRANE CYLINDERS IN THE SKELETAL MUSCLE OF A PATIENT WITH MELORHEOSTOSIS
Author(s) -
McDOUGALL JENNIFER,
WILES C. M.,
EDWARDS R. H. T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
neuropathology and applied neurobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.538
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1365-2990
pISSN - 0305-1846
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2990.1980.tb00205.x
Subject(s) - spiral (railway) , anatomy , skeletal muscle , medicine , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Case report. Spiral membrane cylinders in the skeletal muscle of a patient with melorheostosis Spiral membrane cylinders have been found in the quadriceps muscle of a patient with melorheostosis. These structures were confined to type II fibres in the leg affected by the bone disease. The possible origins of such structures are discussed.