Cortical implication in lower voluntary muscle force production in non-hypoxemic COPD patients.

Recent studies have shown that muscle alterations cannot totally explain peripheral muscle weakness in COPD. Cerebral abnormalities in COPD are well documented but have never been implicated in muscle torque production. The purpose of this study was to assess the neural correlates of quadriceps torq...

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Main Authors: Francois Alexandre, Nelly Heraud, Nicolas Oliver, Alain Varray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074123?pdf=render