ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Red nucleus
;
Inferior olive
;
Muscle spindles
;
Cat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In cats anesthetized with halothane the influence of central stimulation upon the dynamic sensitivity of muscle spindles in the flexor digitorum longus muscle was studied. One mesencephalic and one medullary region were found which caused an increase in dynamic spindle sensitivity when stimulated electrically. Histological identification of stimulating points showed these regions to be the caudal pole of the red nucleus and the inferior olivary nucleus respectively. Lesions in the olive decreased rubral effects on the spindles, indicating that the red nucleus and the olive are parts of the same system descending to dynamic fusimotor neurones. Further evidence for this point are given in a following paper (APPELBERG 1967).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00237562
