Tetany

Known as: Tetanies, Tetany [Disease/Finding], tetani 
A disorder characterized by muscle twitches, cramps, and carpopedal spasm, and when severe, laryngospasm and seizures. This condition is associated… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Rapid disuse atrophy of diaphragm fibers in mechanically ventilated humans.
BACKGROUND The combination of complete diaphragm inactivity and mechanical ventilation (for more than 18 hours) elicits disuse… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why?
The proportion of child deaths that occurs in the neonatal period (38% in 2000) is increasing, and the Millennium Development… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A requirement for the immediate early gene Zif268 in the expression of late LTP and long-term memories
The induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus is associated with a rapid and robust… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Excitability changes induced in the human motor cortex by weak transcranial direct current stimulation.
In this paper we demonstrate in the intact human the possibility of a non-invasive modulation of motor cortex excitability by the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Regulation of synaptic responses to high-frequency stimulation and LTP by neurotrophins in the hippocampus
NEUROTROPHINS promote neuronal survival and differentiation, but the fact that their expression is modified by neuronal activity… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Tetanus and botulinum-B neurotoxins block neurotransmitter release by proteolytic cleavage of synaptobrevin
CLOSTRIDIAL neurotoxins, including tetanus toxin and the seven serotypes of botulinum toxin (A–G), are produced as single chains… (More)
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
The mdx mouse diaphragm reproduces the degenerative changes of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
ALTHOUGH murine X-linked muscular dystrophy (mdx) and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are genetically homologous and both… (More)
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Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Physiological types and histochemical profiles in motor units of the cat gastrocnemius.
1. A variety of physiological properties of single motor units have been studied in the gastrocnemius muscle (primarily in the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
ATPase Activity of Myosin Correlated with Speed of Muscle Shortening
Myosin was isolated from 14 different muscles (mammals, lower vertebrates, and invertebrates) of known maximal speed of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The variation in isometric tension with sarcomere length in vertebrate muscle fibres.
1. The variation of isometric tetanus tension with sarcomere length in single fibres from frog striated muscle has been re… (More)
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