Electrode implantation and electrostimulation in rabbits.
The investigators studied functional electrostimulation by means of an implanted electrode placed around the peroneal nerve in rabbits. Current pulses were administered from a stimulating unit outside the body, via a connecting skin plug and subcutaneous leads to the electrode. It is concluded that if this form of stimulation is to be praticable without undesirable results, certain mechanical problems require further study.
D000818:Animals; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006614:Hindlimb; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits