A small atraumatic bipolar stimulating electrode for use on fine relatively inaccessible nerves.
A method for the construction of a small, atraumatic, bipolar electrode is described. The use of the electrode is demonstrated, and its advantages are compared with some traditional stimulating electrodes. The electrode is useful on small, relatively inaccessible nerve trunks in small animals.
D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004566:Electrodes; D008099:Liver / Q000294:innervation*; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010528:Peristalsis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013270:Stomach / Q000294:innervation; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology*