Conduction velocity of motor nerve and cervical sympathetic and vagus nerve in streptozotocin diabetic rats.
We investigated the conduction velocity of motor and autonomic nerves, motor nerve to foot interosseous muscle and cervical vagus and sympathetic nerve, in streptozotocin diabetic rats (1-3 months duration of diabetes) and compared it with that of age-matched controls. In diabetic rats, the motor nerve conduction velocity was significantly reduced but the conduction velocity of cervical vagus and sympathetic nerves was not reduced.
Yamazaki
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Department of Physiology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Karakida
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Homma
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D000320:Adrenergic Fibers / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D008297:Male; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009431:Neural Conduction; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013311:Streptozocin; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*
D013311:Streptozocin