Peripheral Nerve Pathways of Afferent Fibers Innervating the Lumbar Spine in Rats

Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-425

  Takahashi, Yuzuru ^a   Ohtori, Seiji ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

afferent pathway; DiI; dorsal root ganglion; Lumbar spine; neurotracer; rat; sympathetic trunks

Indexed keywords

1,1' DIOCTADECYL 3,3,3',3' TETRAMETHYLINDOCARBOCYANINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; INNERVATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PSOAS MUSCLE; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; VERTEBRA BODY;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AFFINITY LABELS; ANIMALS; CARBOCYANINES; CELL COUNT; GANGLIA, SPINAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 62649103789     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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