title: Muscle fatigue and the influence of changing neural drive.
abstract: Fatigue of respiratory muscles is currently receiving much attention because of the critical role it may play in various pathologic conditions. This article attempts to provide physicians with some additional insights into the physiologic factors thought to underlie the development in general, and how these may be influenced by changing patterns of neural activity.
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000502:physiology; D004576:Electromyography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission