Mucosal afferents mediate laryngeal adductor responses in the cat.
J Appl Physiol (1985)
; 93(5): 1622-9, 2002 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Laryngeal adductor responses (LAR) close the airway in response to stimulation of peripheral afferents in the superior laryngeal nerve. Although both mucosal afferents and proprioceptive receptors are present in the larynx, their relative contribution for reflex elicitation is unknown. Our purpose was to determine which receptor types are of importance in eliciting the LAR. A servomotor with displacement feedback was used to deliver punctate displacements to the body of the arytenoid cartilage and overlying mucosa on each side of the larynx in eight anesthetized cats. The same displacements were delivered both before and after surgical excision of the overlying mucosa. With the mucosa intact, early short-latency component R1 LAR responses recorded from the thyroarytenoid muscles were frequent (ipsilateral > 92%, contralateral > 95%). After the mucosa was removed, the LAR became infrequent (<3%) and was reduced in amplitude in both the ipsilateral and contralateral thyroarytenoid muscle recording sites (P < 0.0005). These findings demonstrate that mucosal mechanoreceptors and not proprioceptive afferents contribute to the elicitation of LAR responses in the cat.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Músculos Laríngeos
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Nervios Laríngeos
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Appl Physiol (1985)
Asunto de la revista:
FISIOLOGIA
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA