Muscle biopsy

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In medicine, a muscle biopsy is a procedure in which a piece of muscle tissue is removed from an organism and examined microscopically. A biopsy needle is usually inserted into a muscle, wherein a small amount of tissue remains. A muscle biopsy can lead to the discovery of problems with a nervous system, connective tissue, vascular system, or musculoskeletal system.

See also

• Atrophy
• Necrosis (possibly of muscle fibers)
• Necrotizing vasculitis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Electromyogram
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Becker's muscular dystrophy
• Trichinosis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Polymyositis
• Dermatomyositis
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Friedreich's ataxia