Morphological effects of electrical stimulation and intermittent muscle stretch after immobilization in soleus muscle

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 7-9, 2006, Pages 957-964

  Mattiello Sverzut, Ana Cláudia ^a   Carvalho, L C ^a   Cornachione, A ^a   Nagashima, M ^a   Neder, L ^a   Shimano, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Morphology; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Rat; Soleus; Stretching

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERSTITIUM; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STAINING; STUDENT T TEST;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMOBILIZATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33746143977     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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