Responses of rapidly adapting afferent neurons to dynamic stretch of rat hairy skin

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 745-754

  Del Prete, Zaccaria ^a   Grigg, Peter ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HINDLIMB; LIMB MOVEMENT; MECHANORECEPTOR; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0031866673     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.2.745     Document Type: Article

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