The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Volume 5 Issue 2
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- Pages.123-131
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- 2001
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- 1226-4512(pISSN)
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- 2093-3827(eISSN)
Electrical Stimulation Can Facilitate Vestibular Compensation Following Unilateral Labyrinthectomy in Rats
- Park, Byung-Rim (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University) ;
- Kim, Jin-Ok (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University) ;
- Kim, Min-Sun (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University) ;
- Lee, Moon-Young (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University) ;
- Kim, Jae-Hyo (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University) ;
- Jin, Yuan-Zhe (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University) ;
- Choi, Myung-Ae (Department of Physiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, and Medicinal Resources Research Center at Wonkwang University)
- Published : 2001.04.21
Abstract
To investigate the effects of electrical stimulation on vestibular compensation, which is the recovery of vestibular symptoms following unilateral labyrinthectomy (UL), intermittent electrical stimulation was applied to the injured vestibular portion in Sprague-Dawley rats. Vestibuloocular and vestibulospinal reflexes, electrical activity and expression of c-Fos protein in medial vestibular nuclei (MVN) were measured with time following UL. Spontaneous nystagmus occurred with frequency of
Keywords
- Vestibular compensation;
- Vestibuloocular reflex;
- Vestibulospinal reflex;
- Neuronal activity;
- c-Fos protein