Primary sensory neurons with dichotomizing axons projecting to the facet joint and the low back muscle in rats

详细信息    查看全文

• 作者：Ken Wakai ; Seiji Ohtori ; Masaomi Yamashita ; Kazuyo Yamauchi ; Gen Inoue ; Munetaka Suzuki ; Sumihisa Orita ; Yawara Eguchi ; Nobuyasu Ochiai and Shunji Kishida ; et al.
• 刊名：Journal of Orthopaedic Science
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：May, 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：15
• 期：3
• 页码：402-406
• 全文大小：279.0 KB

文摘

Background Clinically, the origin of low back pain is unknown. The pain may originate from the lumbar muscles directly, or it may be referred pain from the spine. Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons with dichotomizing axons have been reported in several species and are thought to be related to referred pain. However, these neurons, which have dichotomizing axons to the lumbar facet joints and to the lumbar muscle, have not been fully investigated.