Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Birkbeck MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7208543 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology 20200221 6
<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the size, shape and distribution of single human motor units in-vivo in healthy controls of different ages.<h4>Methods</h4>A novel diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique was used in combination with in-scanner electrical stimulation to quantify the shape, cross-sectional area, and dimensions of individual motor units in 10 healthy subjects.<h4>Results</h4>Thirty-one discrete motor units were studied. The majority were elliptical or crescent s ...[more]