Journal article
Effects of age on temperature-related variation in motor nerve conduction velocity in healthy chickens
American journal of veterinary research, Vol.56(6), pp.819-821
06/1995
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111790
PMID: 7653894
Abstract
Muscle potentials evoked by stimulation of the sciatic nerve were evaluated in 4- and 15-week-old chickens. Each bird was anesthetized and slowly cooled externally from a normal body temperature of 40 C to 28 C, and motor nerve conduction velocities were measured at various intervals during cooling. Motor nerve conduction velocity decreased linearly with decreasing limb temperature in both groups. The rate of change in motor nerve conduction velocity per degree in 2 groups (2.13 m/s/C vs 1.84 m/s/C) fell just short of a statistically significant difference (P = 0.0508), indicating that an age-related effect on temperature-associated variation in motor nerve conduction velocity may be present.
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- Title
- Effects of age on temperature-related variation in motor nerve conduction velocity in healthy chickens
- Creators
- R S Bagley - Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164, USAS J WheelerJ M Gay
- Publication Details
- American journal of veterinary research, Vol.56(6), pp.819-821
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547563201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article