Electromyographic findings in nucleus pulposus-induced radiculopathy in the rat

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2053-2058

  Lee, Seong Jae ^a   Han, Tai Ryoon ^a,c   Hyun, Jung Keun ^a   Jeon, Jae Yong ^a   Myong, Na Hye ^b  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Nitric oxide; Nucleus pulposus; Protein nitration; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

3 NITROTYROSINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE ROOT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; RADICULOPATHY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TYROSINE;

EID: 33747337754     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000231741.66134.8e     Document Type: Article

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