论文信息 - Effects of temperature on motor unit action potentials during isometric contraction

Effects of temperature on motor unit action potentials during isometric contraction

The effect of temperature on motor unit action potential (MUAP) configuration and recruitment was studied using automatic decomposition electromyography (ADEMG) recordings from a concentric needle electrode placed in the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle of 10 normal adult subjects during isometric contraction. Focally cooling the FDI resulted in prolonged MUAP duration (P < 0.001, ANOVA), a finding congruent with those of Buchthal. Focal ulnar cooling at the elbow resulted in the increased MUAP frequency. In contrast to previous studies, there were no significant differences in amplitude or turns. Greater understanding of normal motor unit electrophysiology is necessary to improve diagnostic accuracy of EMG testing © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

T Nishida | C E Levy | M F Bertram | M M Minieka | I Janssen

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