Distribution and behaviour of glabrous cutaneous receptors in the human foot sole

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 538, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 995-1002

  Kennedy, Paul M ^a   Inglis, J Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TUNGSTEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; GLABROUS SKIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; METATARSAL BONE; MICROELECTRODE; MOTOR UNIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SAMPLE; SKIN RECEPTOR; SKIN STIMULATION; SKIN SURFACE; STANDING; TARSAL BONE; FIRING RATE; INNERVATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIBIAL NERVE; TOE; TUNGSTEN MICROELECTRODE;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036487226     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2001.013087     Document Type: Article

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