Synaptic transmission between single tactile and kinaesthetic sensory nerve fibers and their central target neurones

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 197-212

  Rowe, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cuneate nucleus; Dorsal column nuclei; Gracile nucleus; Kinaesthetic sensory fiber; Microneurography; Somatosensory system; Synaptic transmission; Tactile sensory fiber

Indexed keywords

SLOW ADAPTING RECEPTOR;

ANESTHESIA; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; MERKEL CELL; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NEUROGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPIKE WAVE; SPINAL NERVE; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TARGET CELL; TOUCH; VIBRATION SENSE;

ANIMALS; FINGERS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOUCH;

EID: 0037145088     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00166-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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