Ascending and descending effects of joint afferent discharge on forelimb and hindlimb flexion reflex excitability in decerebrate cats.
Brain Res
; 332(2): 394-6, 1985 Apr 22.
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ABSTRACT
In decerebrate cats with intact innervation of the fore- and hindlimbs, flexion reflexes are most easily elicited in forelimb muscles when the hindlimb is extended, and hindlimb flexion reflexes are most easily elicited when the forelimbs are extended. After intra-articular injection of local anaesthetic, this modulation of reflex excitability is abolished. Thus, in addition to their known segmental effects, joint afferents also exert significant ascending and descending effects on motoneurone excitability.
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Medula Espinal
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Animals
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Brain Res
Ano de publicação:
1985
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