Motor Unit Action Potential Duration: Measurement and Significance
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چکیده
The quantification of the bioelectric phenomena originating in nervous and muscular tissues is an essential task in diagnosis within the field of Electromedicine. Clinical electromyography is the part of Clinical Neurophysiology focused on the neuromuscular system, and includes the study of the electrical activity of peripheral nerves (electroneurography), striated muscles (electromyography, in its strict sense) and a number of reflex circuits (reflexology), among others [1].
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