The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data
Animal models provide an important tool to investigate the pathogenesis of neuromuscular disorders. In the present study, we analyze fiber composition of the brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles: the medial anterior thoracic nerve and the lateral anterior thoracic nerve. The morphologica...
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doaj-af01584f6bb64790bdcbcfb923e7ba562020-11-24T21:26:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroanatomy1662-51292012-10-01610.3389/fnana.2012.0004134737The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative dataNilo eRiva0Teuta eDomi1Ignazio Diego Lopez2Daniela eTriolo3Andrea eFossaghi4Giorgia eDina5Paola ePodini6Giancarlo eComi7Giancarlo eComi8Angelo eQuattrini9San Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteVita e Salute San RaffaeleSan Raffaele Scientific InstituteAnimal models provide an important tool to investigate the pathogenesis of neuromuscular disorders. In the present study, we analyze fiber composition of the brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles: the medial anterior thoracic nerve and the lateral anterior thoracic nerve. The morphological and morphometric characteristics and the percentage of motor fibers within each nerve are here reported, adding information to microscopic anatomy knowledge of the rat brachial plexus. As control, we employed the quadriceps nerve, commonly used for the evaluation of motor fibers at hindlimbs. We demonstrated that the medial anterior thoracic nerve and the lateral anterior thoracic nerve are predominantly composed of large motor fibers and therefore could be employed to evaluate the peripheral nervous system involvement at forelimbs in neurological diseases models, predominantly affecting the motor fiber compartment.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2012.00041/fullBrachial Plexusperipheral nervemotor fiberspectoral nervesmedial anterior thoracic nervelateral anterior thoracic nerve |
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Nilo eRiva Teuta eDomi Ignazio Diego Lopez Daniela eTriolo Andrea eFossaghi Giorgia eDina Paola ePodini Giancarlo eComi Giancarlo eComi Angelo eQuattrini The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data Frontiers in Neuroanatomy Brachial Plexus peripheral nerve motor fibers pectoral nerves medial anterior thoracic nerve lateral anterior thoracic nerve |
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Nilo eRiva Teuta eDomi Ignazio Diego Lopez Daniela eTriolo Andrea eFossaghi Giorgia eDina Paola ePodini Giancarlo eComi Giancarlo eComi Angelo eQuattrini |
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The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data |
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The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data |
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The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data |
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The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data |
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The brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data |
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brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles in adult rats: morphological aspects and morphometric normative data |
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Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |
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Animal models provide an important tool to investigate the pathogenesis of neuromuscular disorders. In the present study, we analyze fiber composition of the brachial plexus branches to the pectoral muscles: the medial anterior thoracic nerve and the lateral anterior thoracic nerve. The morphological and morphometric characteristics and the percentage of motor fibers within each nerve are here reported, adding information to microscopic anatomy knowledge of the rat brachial plexus. As control, we employed the quadriceps nerve, commonly used for the evaluation of motor fibers at hindlimbs. We demonstrated that the medial anterior thoracic nerve and the lateral anterior thoracic nerve are predominantly composed of large motor fibers and therefore could be employed to evaluate the peripheral nervous system involvement at forelimbs in neurological diseases models, predominantly affecting the motor fiber compartment. |
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Brachial Plexus peripheral nerve motor fibers pectoral nerves medial anterior thoracic nerve lateral anterior thoracic nerve |
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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2012.00041/full |
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