Spinal direct current stimulation modulates the activity of gracile nucleus and primary somatosensory cortex in anaesthetized rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 589, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 4981-4996

  Aguilar, J ^a   Pulecchi, F ^a   Dilena, R ^b   Oliviero, A ^a   Priori, A ^b   Foffani, G ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GRACILE NUCLEUS; LOCAL FIELD POTENTIAL; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FOOT; HINDLIMB; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 80054101345     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.214189     Document Type: Article

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