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Effects of intermittent high frequency electrical stimulation on denervated EDL muscle of rabbit
Author(s) -
Nix Wilfred A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880130704
Subject(s) - stimulation , denervation , extensor digitorum longus muscle , anatomy , medicine , chemistry , skeletal muscle
This study was performed to determine whether electrical stimulation can retard denervation‐induced changes. The denervated extensor digitorum longus of the rabbit, a fast‐twitch muscle, was stimulated at a rate mimicking its motoneuron firing pattern. The 100‐Hz stimulation given intermittently ubjected the muscle to a low mean total daily frequency of 1.6 Hz. Four weeks of stimulation resulted in no effect upon the denervated stimulated muscle. This stimulation protocol, therefore, is unable to substitute for the lost neuronal influence of the nerve. The muscle contralateral to the stimulated side showed physiological changes making it unsuitable to serve as a control.