Diaphragm recovery by laryngeal innervation after bilateral phrenicotomy or complete C2 spinal section in rats
This study aimed to highlight the functional aspects of diaphragm reinnervation by laryngeal motoneurons after bilateral phrenicotomy or complete cervical transection. The left recurrent laryngeal nerve was connected to the left phrenic nerve in 14 rats. Five months later, all bridged rats presented...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2006-10-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996106001161 |