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1 Laryngeal reinnervation in the horse
Ian C Fulton, BVSc, MS, MACVS, John A Stick, DVM, Fredrik J Derksen, DVM, PhD  Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice  Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages (April 2003) DOI: /S (02)

2 Fig. 1 Section of omohyoideus muscle (original magnification ×100) from a nerve muscle pedicle graft after cholinesterase staining demonstrating motor end plates (small arrows) on individual muscle fibers. Inset: a single motor end plate (original magnification ×400). Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

3 Fig. 2 While standing on a stool, the operator has the horse's head elevated by a handler using a twitch handle as an aid in extension. Moving the horse's head up and down quickly in this manner often produces a spontaneous movement of the left arytenoid cartilage. Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

4 Fig. 3 The handler places a finger at the commissure of the horse's lips and pulls back quickly and firmly to stimulate movement of the reinnervated arytenoid cartilage, which is visible via endoscopy. The reflex works on either side of the mouth. Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice  , DOI: ( /S (02) )

5 Fig. 4 The internal pulse generator used in the two pilot horses with the four-point bipolar electrode (inset) to which the first cervical nerve was attached. Veterinary Clinics: Equine Practice  , DOI: ( /S (02) )


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