References & Links

Useful websites:

• https://www.mda.org/publications/Quest/q86myo.html
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=gene&part=myotonia-c
• https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=paramyotoniacongenita
• https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=potassiumaggravatedmyotonia

Further readings:

Lehmann-Horn, F. and Jurkat-Rott, K. 

Voltage-gated ion channels and hereditary disease. 

Physiological reviews. 1999, 72, 1317-1372.

Lehmann-Horn, F. and Jurkat-Rott, K.

Muscle channelopathies and critical points in functional and genetic studies.

The journal of clinical investigation. 2005, 115(Aug.), 2000-2009

Boron, W. and Boulpaep, E.

Medical physiology.

Updated ed. Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsevier Saunders, 2005. Chapter 6-8.

Other sources:

• Wikipedia Encyclopedia provides general information about different types of myotonia. 

• Flicker  There are loads of copyrights reserved pictures of myotonic animals. You can freely browse them.

• Youtube has popular videos showing myotonic animals, by which you may get a clearer idea about the effects.