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The human H and T reflex methodologies applied to the rat.

Département de Génie Biologique, URA CNRS 858, Université de Technologie, Compiègne, France.
Journal of Neuroscience Methods (impact factor: 1.98). 02/1994; 51(1):71-6. pp.71-6
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ABSTRACT Electrical stimulations of the sciatic nerve were applied in rats awake to seek motor direct (M) or reflex (H) responses as in humans. Achilles tendon percussions were also applied to induce T reflexes. The responses were obtained, 3 times, in each leg of 12 rats and identified as M, H, T responses considering their latencies. The experiments also indicated a lateralization of the reflex activities since 70% of the rats presented significant higher reflexes in 1 leg. Mean reflex values were calculated taking into account this lateralization. Thus T and H reflex changes in the rat could provide an index of neuromuscular plasticity.

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Keywords

Achilles tendon percussions
 
Electrical stimulations
 
H reflex changes
 
humans
 
induce T reflexes
 
Mean reflex values
 
motor direct
 
neuromuscular plasticity
 
rats
 
rats awake
 
reflex
 
reflex activities
 
sciatic nerve
 
significant higher reflexes
 

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