In medicine, a muscle biopsy is a procedure in which a piece of muscle tissue is removed from an organism and examined microscopically. A muscle biopsy can lead to the discovery of problems with a nervous system, connective tissue, vascular system, or musculoskeletal system. ==Indications== In humans with weakness and low muscle tone, a muscle bio...
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A patient is placed under general anesthesia and an inch long incision is made into the thigh muscle. A sample of muscle tissue the size of a 10p is removed. The sample is used for several tests on mitochondria and their genes. Fresh Muscle Biopsy: The sample of muscle is never frozen prior to testing. This is preferable to a frozen muscle biopsy....
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Synonym for biopsy, muscle ... <investigation, procedure, surgery> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of muscle tissue for microscopic analysis. ... A muscle biopsy is used to distinguish between neurological and myopathic (muscle disease) disorders, identify muscular dystrophy, diagnose muscle infections and identify ...
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Muscle biopsy: A minor surgical procedure done under local anesthetic using a needle or a small incision to remove a small sample of muscle. The procedure may be done to confirm a clinical diagnosis, distinguish between nerve and muscle disorders, identify a metabolic defect of muscle, diagnose diseases of connective tissue and blood vessels, detec...
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