Table 1.
Percentage of decrease in norepinephrine and serotonin release in the motoneuron pools and muscle activity during mesopontine inhibitory area stimulation
NE | 5-HT | Muscle activity | ||||
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ES | A | ES | A | ES | A | |
XII | 25.4 ± 5.55 | 21.4 ± 3.09 | 25.5 ± 5.71 | 28.8 ± 10.70 | 22.4 ± 5.7 | 42.5 ± 12.4 |
SC | 18.9 ± 5.69 | 22.4 ± 5.92 | 19.1 ± 5.32 | 26.4 ± 7.00 | 18.7 ± 6.8 | 31.7 ± 6.9 |
A, Acetylcholine injection; ES, electrical stimulation; SC, spinal cord; XII, hypoglossal nucleus.