. 2003 Feb 15;23(4):1548–1554. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.23-04-01548.2003

Table 1.

Percentage change in muscle activity and amino acid release in the motor nuclei during pontine stimulation-induced muscle tone suppression

		GG	NM	Glycine		GABA		Glutamate
		GG	NM	XII	SC	XII	SC	XII	SC
ES	Mean	78^*	80^*	121.8^*	126.2^*	112.7^*	111.5	100.9	99.2
	SEM	3.5	10.2	5.8	16.6	5.9	10.9	4.1	15.2
ACh	Mean	62^*	67^1-160	174.5^1-160	149.7^*	131.3^*	164.5^*	100.0	141.7
	SEM	7.4	3.8	36.4	38.6	13.75	28.9	35.9	46.4

Baseline level, 100%. ACh, Acetylcholine injection; ES, electrical stimulation; GG, genioglossus muscle; NM, neck muscle; SC, spinal cord; XII, hypoglossal nucleus. Student's t test, relative to baseline.

p < 0.05;

F1-160: p < 0.01.