Electrical stimulation of the rat lumbar spine induces reflex action potentials in the nerves to the lower abdomen

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 411-417

  Takahashi, Yuzuru ^a   Hirayama, Jiro ^a   Nakajima, Yoshio ^a   Ohtori, Seiji ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Back muscle; Electrical stimulation; Facet joint; Intervertebral disc; Low back pain; Rats; Spinal reflex

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FASCIA; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL REFLEX;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 0033993591     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200002150-00004     Document Type: Article

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