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Effects of electrical stimulation of the dorsal cutaneous branches of spinal nerves on the discharge activity of remote mechanoreceptive units in rats

Jia Jun, Zhao Yan, Shi Wenchun, Wang Huisheng, Guo Yuan

Department of Physiology,Medical School of Xi^an Jiaotong University.Xi^an 710062,Shaanxi

Abstract

The results suggest that antidromic electrical stimulation of the dorsal cutaneous branches of spinal nerves leads to sensitization of A#delta# and C mechanoreceptive units of the remote peripheral nerve endings, which results in an increase in afferent discharge of these units.

Key words: Mechanoreceptive units;Isolating nerve filaments;Afferent discharge;Electrical stimulation;Sensoy nerve

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Jia Jun, Zhao Yan, Shi Wenchun, Wang Huisheng, Guo Yuan. Effects of electrical stimulation of the dorsal cutaneous branches of spinal nerves on the discharge activity of remote mechanoreceptive units in rats. Acta Physiol Sin 2002; 54 (2): (in Chinese with English abstract).