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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Bartter syndrome, antenatal type 1CALCIUM GLUCONATE 1GM/100ML/D5W INJ,BAG,100MLCalcium ChlorideCalcium Gluconate

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Carpopedal spasmParathyroid TetanyTetanillaTetany, Neonatal

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HypoparathyroidismPeripheral Neuropathymusculoskeletal symptomnervous system disorder

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Review
2010
Review
2010
3.6 million neonatal deaths--what is progressing and what is not?
Each year 3.6 million infants are estimated to die in the first 4 weeks of life (neonatal period)--but the majority continue to… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effect of hydrogen peroxide and dithiothreitol on contractile function of single skeletal muscle fibres from the mouse
1 We used intact single fibres from a mouse foot muscle to study the role of oxidation‐reduction in the modulation of contractile… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
THE ACTION OF MORPHINE AND RELATED SUBSTANCES ON CONTRACTION AND ON ACETYLCHOLINE OUTPUT OF COAXIALLY STIMULATED GUINEA‐PIG ILEUM
Morphine depresses the twitch and tetanus of stimulated guinea‐pig ileum by reducing acetylcholine released from cholinergic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Cellubrevin is a ubiquitous tetanus-toxin substrate homologous to a putative synaptic vesicle fusion protein
TETANUS toxin inhibits neurotransmitter release by selectively blocking fusion of synaptic vesicles1,2. Recently tetanus toxin… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Exercise‐induced diaphragmatic fatigue in healthy humans.
1. Twelve healthy subjects (33 +/‐ 3 years) with a variety of fitness levels (maximal oxygen uptake (VO2, max) = 61 +/‐ 4 ml kg‐1… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Two types of astrocytes in cultures of developing rat white matter: differences in morphology, surface gangliosides, and growth characteristics
Two types of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive (GFAP+) astrocytes were found in cultures of developing rat optic nerve… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Myoplasmic free calcium concentration reached during the twitch of an intact isolated cardiac cell and during calcium-induced release of calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum of a skinned cardiac…
Intact cardiac cells from the adult rat or rabbit ventricle were isolated by enzymatic digestion with a progressive increase of… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Calcium release and ionic changes in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of tetanized muscle: an electron-probe study
Approximately 60-70% of the total fiber calcium was localized in the terminal cisternae (TC) in resting frog muscle as determined… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Plasma lactate accumulation and distance running performance.
Laboratory and field assessments were made on eighteen male distance runners. Performance data were obtained for distances of 3.2… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The mechanics of active muscle
  • A. Hill
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
  • 1953
  • Corpus ID: 28475452
When a frog’s or toad’s sartorius is rapidly released during a maintained isometric contraction its tension drops immediately and… 
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