Journal article
Sensory Protection of Rat Muscle Spindles following Peripheral Nerve Injury and Reinnervation
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle structure and function are dependent on intact innervation. Prolonged muscle denervation results in irreversible muscle fiber atrophy, connective tissue hyperplasia, and deterioration of muscle spindles, specialized sensory receptors necessary for proper skeletal muscle function. The protective effect of temporary sensory innervation on denervated muscle, before motor nerve repair, has been shown in the rat. …
Authors
Elsohemy A; Butler R; Bain JR; Fahnestock M
Journal
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 124, No. 6, pp. 1860–1868
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
12 2009
DOI
10.1097/prs.0b013e3181bcee47
ISSN
0032-1052
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Analysis of VarianceAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalElectromyographyImmunohistochemistryMuscle DenervationMuscle SpindlesMuscle, SkeletalNerve RegenerationNeural ConductionPeripheral Nerve InjuriesPeripheral NervesProbabilityRandom AllocationRatsRats, Inbred LewRecovery of FunctionSensory ThresholdsTibial Nerve