Meng Zhuo. The Functtional Connection Among the "Zusanli"-Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons-Trigeminal Sensory Nucleus of Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 1995, (3): 29-32.
Meng Zhuo. The Functtional Connection Among the "Zusanli"-Spinal Dorsal Horn Neurons-Trigeminal Sensory Nucleus of Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 1995, (3): 29-32.DOI:
Electrical stimulation of Zusanli (ST36 ) point and Trigeminal Sensory'Nucleus (TSN) as well asmicroelectroderecording from the laminae II - VI of the lumbar spinaldorsal horn have been used onthe pentobarbitalanesthetized rats
finding and identifying l42 spinal neurons responding to the stimulation of both ST36 and TSN. Among them
29 responded antidromically to TSN 1 the others
responded orthodromically to TSN; These neurons distributed in the L2-S1 segments
the most in theL3- L6segments
and in the laminae IlI-V
occasionally in the laminae II and Vl in the spinal dorsa1horn
the IMTM andWDR neurons were 50% respectively of them. The results indicate that (i) single spinsal dorsal horn neurons receives ST36 afferent input and then conveys it to theTSN; (ii) somespinal dorsal horn neurons receive
in turn
innervation frotn TSN; (iii) The convergence and integration berween ST36 and TSN inputs might occur in the spinal dorsal horn neurons.