"Myotonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Prolonged failure of muscle relaxation after contraction. This may occur after voluntary contractions, muscle percussion, or electrical stimulation of the muscle. Myotonia is a characteristic feature of MYOTONIC DISORDERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009222
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.700 C23.888.592.608.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Percussion Myotonia- Percussion Myotonia
- Myotonia, Percussion
- Myotonias, Percussion
- Percussion Myotonias
Myotonic Phenomenon- Myotonic Phenomenon
- Myotonic Phenomenons
- Phenomenon, Myotonic
- Phenomenons, Myotonic
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myotonia" by people in Profiles.
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Hayward LJ, Kim JS, Lee MY, Zhou H, Kim JW, Misra K, Salajegheh M, Wu FF, Matsuda C, Reid V, Cros D, Hoffman EP, Renaud JM, Cannon SC, Brown RH. Targeted mutation of mouse skeletal muscle sodium channel produces myotonia and potassium-sensitive weakness. J Clin Invest. 2008 Apr; 118(4):1437-49.
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Hayward LJ, Brown RH, Cannon SC. Slow inactivation differs among mutant Na channels associated with myotonia and periodic paralysis. Biophys J. 1997 Mar; 72(3):1204-19.
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Hayward LJ, Brown RH, Cannon SC. Inactivation defects caused by myotonia-associated mutations in the sodium channel III-IV linker. J Gen Physiol. 1996 May; 107(5):559-76.