VAGAL MECHANORECEPTORS OF INFERIOR THORACIC ESOPHAGUS, LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER AND STOMACH IN SHEEP
VAGAL MECHANORECEPTORS OF INFERIOR THORACIC ESOPHAGUS, LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER AND STOMACH IN SHEEP
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00581145
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
影响因子:
4.5
通讯作者:
ROUSSEAU, JP
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作者:
FALEMPIN, M;MEI, N;ROUSSEAU, JP
The unitary activity of 60 sensory vagal neurons was recorded from the nodose ganglion of anesthetized young sheep. They originated from the inferior thoracic esophagus (14 receptors), from the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) (16 receptors) and from the stomach (30 receptors). The mechanoreceptors located in the inferior thoracic esophagus were activated both by distension and contraction of the viscera. They belong to the slowly adapting type, except 1 receptor which gave an on-off effect during strong distensions. The mechanoreceptors of the L.E.S. region were quite similar to esophageal slowly adapting endings. They often presented a tonic spontaneous activity which was sometimes modulated by the respiratory rhythm. The gastric receptors were found in the different parts of the stomach: reticulum, rumen, esophageal groove, but they were concentrated in the region including the esophageal groove, the posterior part of the reticulum and the anterior part of the rumen. They adapted slowly to moderate mechanical stimulations (distension and contraction) and they presented in some cases spontaneous activity due to extrinsic or intrinsic contractions of the stomach or to the distension of the viscera. The conduction velocity of the corresponding fibers was measured. The values obtained were respectively of 2.7-12.8 m/s (mean:5.7) for the esophageal fibers, 1.0-1.3 m/s (mean:1.1) for the L.E.S. fibers and 1.0-1.7 m/s (mean:1.3) for the gastric ones. The esophageal ones were small sized myelinated fibers, whereas the others were non-medullated.