EFFECT OF DOPA ON SPINAL CORD .6. HALF-CENTRE ORGANIZATION OF INTERNEURONES TRANSMITTING EFFECTS FROM FLEXOR REFLEX AFFERENTS
EFFECT OF DOPA ON SPINAL CORD .6. HALF-CENTRE ORGANIZATION OF INTERNEURONES TRANSMITTING EFFECTS FROM FLEXOR REFLEX AFFERENTS
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10.1111/j.1748-1716.1967.tb03637.x
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1967-01-01
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LUNDBERG, A
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JANKOWSKA, E;JUKES, MGM;LUNDBERG, A
In unanesthetized spinal cats a systematic microelectrode exploration was made in the lumbosacral spinal cord in order to find interneurons that may transmit the late longlasting reflex effects that volleys in the FRA (flexor reflex afferents) evoke after an intravenous injection of DOPA. Interneurons that may transmit these late effects are found in the lateral part of Rexed''s layer VII and three main types are identified: A) cells activated from the ipsilateral FRA and inhibited from the contralateral FRA, B) cells activiated from the contralateral FRA and inhibited from the ipsilateral FRA, C) cells activated from both the ipsilateral and contralateral FRA. The receptive fields and other criteria employed suggest that type A and B transmit excitatory action to flexor and extensor motoneurons respectively, and type C depolarization to la afferent terminals. The functional organization of these pathways is discussed mainly in relation to the mechanisms responsible for the long latency and duration of the discharge.