ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Cat
;
Renshaw cell
;
Antidromic activation
;
Differential blocking
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Attempts were made to study differences in the relative effectiveness of different size ranges of motor axons to Renshaw cells by differential blocking of larger fibers of the gastrocnemius nerve in cats anesthetized with Nembutal. 1. Differential blocking of larger fibers in the nerve was successfully obtained by applying trapezoid wave current to the nerve. 2. It was shown that more than half (58.1%) of the Renshaw cells receive homogeneous inputs from a motor axon collaterals, 25.8% of the cell receive collateral inputs from a certain group of fibers, and 12.5% of the Renshaw cells were activated by “γ range” fibers.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00234008
