Long-term morphologic changes in skeletal muscles of SD rats after botulinum toxin A gel injection / 第三军医大学学报
Journal of Third Military Medical University
; (24)2003.
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ABSTRACT
0.05).Histopathologic examination showed no changes in the right gastrocnemius muscles injected with BTXA gel,but ultrastructurally the myopathic changes were clearly visible,like diffuse sarcomere disruption and saroplasmic reticulum expanding.The myofibre degeneration showed no remission 12 months after BTXA gel injection.Conclusion BTXA is dissolved in gel evenly.The long-lasting myofibre degeneration in BTXA gel paralyzed muscles may reflect that the paralyzed muscles fail to regain their unique function and recovery of muscle contraction.
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Journal of Third Military Medical University
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2003
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