Skeletal muscle stiffness and contracture in children with spastic cerebral palsy

J Physiol. 2011 Jun 1;589(Pt 11):2665. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.209981.

Author

K W Ranatunga¹

Affiliation

¹ Muscle Contraction Group, School of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Medical Sciences Building, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK. k.w.ranatunga@bristol.ac.uk

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MeSH terms

Biopsy / methods
Cerebral Palsy / pathology
Cerebral Palsy / physiopathology
Child
Collagen / metabolism
Connectin
Extracellular Matrix / physiology
Humans
Muscle Contraction / physiology*
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / pathology
Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / physiology
Muscle Proteins / metabolism
Muscle Spasticity / pathology
Muscle Spasticity / physiopathology*
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology*
Protein Isoforms / metabolism
Protein Kinases / metabolism
Sarcomeres / pathology
Temperature

Substances

Connectin
Muscle Proteins
Protein Isoforms
TTN protein, human
Collagen
Protein Kinases