Repeated assessment of larynx compound muscle action potentials using a self-sizing cuff electrode around the vagus nerve in experimental rats

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 287-293

  El Tahry, Riëm ^a   Mollet, Lies ^a   Raedt, Robrecht ^a   Delbeke, Jean ^b   De Herdt, Veerle ^a   Wyckhuys, Tine ^a   Hemelsoet, Dimitri ^a   Meurs, Alfred ^a   Vonck, Kristl ^a   Wadman, Wytse ^a   Boon, Paul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Larynx muscle potential; Neural electrode; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNX COMPOUND MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; LARYNX MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE LESION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNGEAL NERVES; RATS; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 79957708437     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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