Pulsed radiofrequency effects on the lumbar ganglion of the rat dorsal root: A morphological light and transmission electron microscopy study at acute stage

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-478

  Protasoni, Marina ^a   Reguzzoni, Marcella ^a   Sangiorgi, Simone ^a   Reverberi, Claudio ^b   Borsani, Elisa ^c   Rodella, Luigi F ^c   Dario, Alessandro ^a   Tomei, Giustino ^a   Dell'Orbo, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b Oglio Po Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lumbar ganglion; Neuropathic pain; Pulsed Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEEDLE; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPINAL GANGLION; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, SMOOTH; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURALGIA; NOCICEPTORS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 63949087995     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0870-z     Document Type: Article

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