1.
Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol
; 30(4): 362, 1971 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4103528
2.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
; 33(3): 294-8, 1970 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5431720
ABSTRACT
Calcium uptake on muscle microsomal fraction has been investigated in connection with bioelectrical activity in some muscle diseases. The findings showed a significant increase of calcium uptake in denervated muscle, which exhibited spontaneous bioelectrical activity (fibrillations). In myotonias, a low calcium uptake was peculiar to Steinert's disease but not to myotonia congenita. In other muscle diseases, such as progressive muscular dystrophy (Duchenne's type) or Charcot-Marie-Tooth's disease, the ability of muscle microsomal fraction to bind calcium was not changed. Starting with the key role of calcium in excitation-contraction coupling, the implications of calcium uptake disturbances in muscle electrogenesis are discussed.
Subject(s)
Calcium/metabolism , Muscles/metabolism , Muscles/physiopathology , Muscular Diseases/metabolism , Muscular Diseases/physiopathology , Biopsy , Electromyography , Histocytochemistry , Humans , Microsomes/metabolism , Muscle Denervation , Muscles/enzymology , Muscular Diseases/enzymology , Muscular Dystrophies/metabolism , Muscular Dystrophies/physiopathology , Succinate Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Transferases/metabolism
3.
Acta Neurol Belg
; 70(2): 228-39, 1970.
Article
in French
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4318645