Neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the hindlimb muscles for movement therapy in a rodent model

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-224

  Ichihara, Kazuhiko ^a   Venkatasubramanian, Ganapriya ^a   Abbas, James J ^a,b   Jung, Ranu ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hindlimb; Intramuscular electrodes; Isometric joint torque; Joint angle measurements; Muscle recruitment and strength duration curves; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; JOINT MOBILITY; LONG EVANS RAT; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LOWER EXTREMITY; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; TORQUE;

EID: 57649157625     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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