Neuromuscular recovery pattern after medial collateral ligament disruption in rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-104

  Laurin, Jérôme ^a   Dousset, Erick ^a   Mesure, Serge ^a   Decherchi, Patrick ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Group III IV afferent fibers; Ligament transection; Mechanosensitivity; Metabosensitivity

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HINDLIMB; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; LACTIC ACID; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RUPTURE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 67650155807     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00317.2009     Document Type: Article

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