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Physiological evidence for branching of peripheral unmyelinated sensory afferent fibers in the rat
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McMahon, Stephen B. Wall, Patrick D. 0021-9967 1096-9861 Wiley General Neuroscience http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.902610111 <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Single unmyelinated sensory afferent nerve fibers were recorded in dorsal root filaments in urethane‐anesthetized or in decerebrate‐spinal rats. The peripheral branch of these axons ran in the sural nerve where they were stimulated by tungsten microelectrodes. All action potentials showed the characteristics of single fiber responses with a fixed all or none shape and a fixed latency at a given stimulus strength. In all units, the action potential evoked from a proximal stimulus site collided with the action potential evoked from a distal stimulus site.</jats:p><jats:p>Of the 44 single units isolated, 17 showed the expected small progressive decrease of latency of the recorded impulse as the stimulus strength at a fixed point on the sural nerve was progressively raised above threshold. However, in 27 units there was an abrupt jump decrease of latency as the stimulus rose above the threshold. The average size of this latency shortening was 2.2 msec, which occurred as the stimulus strength rose a mean 21% above threshold. As the stimulus rose above threshold, 7 fibers showed 3 different fixed latencies and 2 fibers showed 4 fixed latencies. In order to test the possibility that the peripheral nerve contained 2 branches of the same axon with one conducting slower than the other, the peripheral nerve was stimulated at progressively longer conduction distances. As predicted, the difference between the 2 fixed latencies became larger as the conduction distance increased.</jats:p><jats:p>We discuss 6 possible explanations for the results and conclude they are consistent with the proposals that some fibers branch distal to the dorsal root ganglion and some branches do not establish a functional sensory ending in the periphery.</jats:p> Physiological evidence for branching of peripheral unmyelinated sensory afferent fibers in the rat Journal of Comparative Neurology |
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| spelling | McMahon, Stephen B. Wall, Patrick D. 0021-9967 1096-9861 Wiley General Neuroscience http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.902610111 <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Single unmyelinated sensory afferent nerve fibers were recorded in dorsal root filaments in urethane‐anesthetized or in decerebrate‐spinal rats. The peripheral branch of these axons ran in the sural nerve where they were stimulated by tungsten microelectrodes. All action potentials showed the characteristics of single fiber responses with a fixed all or none shape and a fixed latency at a given stimulus strength. In all units, the action potential evoked from a proximal stimulus site collided with the action potential evoked from a distal stimulus site.</jats:p><jats:p>Of the 44 single units isolated, 17 showed the expected small progressive decrease of latency of the recorded impulse as the stimulus strength at a fixed point on the sural nerve was progressively raised above threshold. However, in 27 units there was an abrupt jump decrease of latency as the stimulus rose above the threshold. The average size of this latency shortening was 2.2 msec, which occurred as the stimulus strength rose a mean 21% above threshold. As the stimulus rose above threshold, 7 fibers showed 3 different fixed latencies and 2 fibers showed 4 fixed latencies. In order to test the possibility that the peripheral nerve contained 2 branches of the same axon with one conducting slower than the other, the peripheral nerve was stimulated at progressively longer conduction distances. As predicted, the difference between the 2 fixed latencies became larger as the conduction distance increased.</jats:p><jats:p>We discuss 6 possible explanations for the results and conclude they are consistent with the proposals that some fibers branch distal to the dorsal root ganglion and some branches do not establish a functional sensory ending in the periphery.</jats:p> Physiological evidence for branching of peripheral unmyelinated sensory afferent fibers in the rat Journal of Comparative Neurology |
| spellingShingle | McMahon, Stephen B., Wall, Patrick D., Journal of Comparative Neurology, Physiological evidence for branching of peripheral unmyelinated sensory afferent fibers in the rat, General Neuroscience |
| title | Physiological evidence for branching of peripheral unmyelinated sensory afferent fibers in the rat |
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