Specific and potassium components in the depolarization of the Ia afferents in the spinal cord of the cat |
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Authors: | I Jimenez P Rudomin M Solodkin L Vyklicky |
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Institution: | I. Jime´nez, P. Rudomin, M. Solodkin,L. Vyklicky, |
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Abstract: | In the cat spinal cord, primary afferent depolarization (PAD) of group Ia fibers of extensor muscles is produced by high-frequency stimulation (100 Hz) of group I muscle flexor afferents without significant increases in extracellular potassium. On the other hand, the PAD produced by stimulation of mixed and pure cutaneous nerves correlates well with increases in potassium ions. We conclude that the PAD produced by group I muscle afferents results from the activation of specific pathways making axo-axonic synapses with the Ia fiber terminals. The PAD of Ia fibers resulting from activation of cutaneous nerves involves instead unspecific accumulation of potassium ions. |
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Keywords: | presynaptic inhibition primary afferent depolarization potassium accumulation spinal cord |
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