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. 1987 Aug;84(15):5492–5495. doi: 10.1073/pnas.84.15.5492

Effects of antidromic stimulation of the ventral root on glucose utilization in the ventral horn of the spinal cord in the rat.

M Kadekaro, W H Vance, M L Terrell, H Gary Jr, H M Eisenberg, L Sokoloff
PMCID: PMC298885  PMID: 3474665

Abstract

Electrical stimulation of the proximal stump of the transected sciatic nerve increased glucose utilization in the ventral horn of the spinal cord, with the greater increase in Rexed's lamina IX. Antidromic stimulation of the ventral root, however, did not change glucose utilization in the ventral horn. These results suggest that the axon terminals and not the cell bodies are the sites of enhanced metabolic activity during increased electrical activity in these elements.

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