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. 2022 Sep 14;5:915. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03876-x

Fig. 6. Long-term abolition of the visceromotor reflex.

Fig. 6

Visceral insensitivity was maintained up to 6 months after surgery among LS lesioned mice, which showed a complete abolition of VMR to rectal and bladder electrical stimulation compared to sham mice. Tail and limb VMR responses showed no differences. P values refer to independent samples t tests (two-tailed). Statistically, there was no difference in VMR (P = 0.060) for rectal stimulation, while there was a significant (P = 0.029) for bladder stimulation. The lack of significance for rectal stimulation is likely attributable to the variability in sham EMG values, since VMRs were absent from rectum in DRG-removed mice. All error bars represent mean ± SD, individual markers represent individual animal averages.