Effects of ablation of motor nerve branch, or muscle tissue in the metathoracic leg, on femoro-tibial joint angles maintained during thanatosis and catalepsy
| . | F-T joint angle (deg.) . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment . | Thanatosis during lying . | Catalepsy during hanging . | |
| Intact (N=60) | 0 | 33±11 | |
| Middle flexor nerve-cut (N=48) | 0 | 31±4 | |
| Distal flexor nerve-cut (N=60) | 0 | 31±6 | |
| Posterior branch of proximal flexor nerve-cut (N=45) | 2±4* | 45±14* | |
| Posterior branch of accessory flexor nerve-cut (N=60) | 2±2* | 87±14* | |
| Muscle bundles innervated by posterior branch of accessory flexor nerve-removed (N=36) | 15±11* | 102±12* | |
| Flexor apodeme-cut (N=60) | 89±5* | 155±6* | |
| . | F-T joint angle (deg.) . | . | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment . | Thanatosis during lying . | Catalepsy during hanging . | |
| Intact (N=60) | 0 | 33±11 | |
| Middle flexor nerve-cut (N=48) | 0 | 31±4 | |
| Distal flexor nerve-cut (N=60) | 0 | 31±6 | |
| Posterior branch of proximal flexor nerve-cut (N=45) | 2±4* | 45±14* | |
| Posterior branch of accessory flexor nerve-cut (N=60) | 2±2* | 87±14* | |
| Muscle bundles innervated by posterior branch of accessory flexor nerve-removed (N=36) | 15±11* | 102±12* | |
| Flexor apodeme-cut (N=60) | 89±5* | 155±6* | |
F-T, femoro-tibial. For details of treatment, see Materials and methods.
Values are means ± s.d. for the F-T joint angle under each condition. N=total sample size (three measurements/cricket in each treatment).
Statistically significant (P<0.05, Student's t-test)with respect to the intact group