An in vivo preparation for investigating neural responses to controlled loading of a lumbar vertebra in the anesthetized cat

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-96

  Pickar, Joel G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Muscle afferents; Paraspinal tissues; Vertebral column

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MODEL; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CATS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCLE SPINDLES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032798021     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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