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Abnormalities in the Fine Structure of the Neuromuscular Junction in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis

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IN a recent communication, Biekerstaff et al. 1 were unable to demonstrate differences between the synaptic regions of myasthenic and non-myasthenic patients when muscle biopsies were examined by electron microscopy.

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ZACKS, S., BAUER, W. & BLTJMBEBG, J. Abnormalities in the Fine Structure of the Neuromuscular Junction in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis. Nature 190, 280–281 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190280a0

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