Lumbar sympathetic trunk transection

Exposure

1 paper studies it1 finding

Across all fields, 1 paper: none in people yet, 1 in animals

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Animals1

Outcomes

1

Tetanic force

downin rats1

1 study
  1. Lumbar sympathetic trunk transection decreases tetanic force in rats (6.2% vs 12.9%).

    “the magnitude of the decrease in TF following transection of the LST in the aged rats (6.2%) was significantly (P = 0.02) smaller compared with that in the young rats (12.9%).”

    Animalstriceps surae musclesn = 11

    Sympathetic modulation of hindlimb muscle contractility is altered in aged rats

    Scientific reports

Latest