Fig. 3
From: Maintenance of contractile force of the hind limb muscles by the somato-lumbar sympathetic reflexes
Effect of spinal cord transection on the tetanic force of the triceps surae muscles. a, b Typical responses of the tetanic force of the triceps surae muscles and mean arterial pressure induced by tetanic stimulation of the intact tibial nerve before (a) and 20 min after (b) spinal cord transection. c Averaged waveform of the 30 tetanic contractions before (dotted line) and after (solid line) spinal cord transection. d Summary (n = 5 from five rats) of the changes in the amplitude of the tetanic force, expressed as a percentage of the mean of two controls obtained before spinal cord transection. Each column, vertical bar, or circle indicates the median, interquartile range, and individual data. *p < 0.05 (Mann–Whitney U test)