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Slowly Conducting Afferent Fibers from Deep Tissues: Neurobiological Properties and Central Nervous Actions

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Progress in Sensory Physiology 6

Part of the book series: Progress in Sensory Physiology ((PHYSIOLOGY,volume 6))

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Subjective sensations from deep tissues, which are probably mediated by slowly conducting afferent fibers, play an important role in everyday life. Thus, deep pain is a much commoner reason for consulting a physician than is cutaneous pain. Similarly, reflexes elicited by these fibers (e.g., cardiopulmonary (CP) adjustments during exercise) are essential for the normal functioning of a living organism. Yet most studies dealing with the function of afferent fiber systems have concentrated either on cutaneous fibers or on deep receptors with rapidly conducting afferent fibers. For example, in two of the most elaborate reviews on muscle receptors published to date (Matthews 1972, Barker 1974), only a few pages are devoted to receptive endings with fibers of small diameter. The present report gives an overview of the current knowledge of the physiology and morphology of these afferent units.

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Mense, S. (1986). Slowly Conducting Afferent Fibers from Deep Tissues: Neurobiological Properties and Central Nervous Actions. In: Autrum, H., Ottoson, D., Perl, E.R., Schmidt, R.F., Shimazu, H., Willis, W.D. (eds) Progress in Sensory Physiology 6. Progress in Sensory Physiology, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70411-6_4

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