Publications by authors named "L Quemener"
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) applied over the primary motor cortex (M1), elicits motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) in contralateral limb muscles which are valuable indicators of corticospinal excitability (CSE) at the time of stimulation. So far, most studies have used single-coil TMS over one M1, yielding MEPs in muscles of a single limb-usually the hand. However, tracking CSE in the two hands simultaneously would be useful in many contexts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: For several decades, Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been used to monitor corticospinal excitability (CSE) changes in various contexts. Habitually, single-coil TMS is applied over one primary motor cortex (M1), eliciting motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) in a contralateral limb muscle, usually a hand effector. However, in many situations, it would be useful to obtain MEPs in both hands simultaneously, to track CSE bilaterally.
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- The study aimed to establish a cryopreservation method for turbot semen and assess differences between frozen-thawed and fresh semen in terms of sperm motility, metabolism, and fertilization capacity.
- The best results for sperm preservation came from using a 1:2 dilution with a modified extender that included 10% BSA and 10% DMSO, with a successful reactivation rate of 60 to 80% after thawing.
- While frozen-thawed sperm showed lower motility compared to fresh samples, their velocity and respiratory rates remained similar, and although fertilization rates were reduced, they improved with higher sperm concentrations.