"Muscle Spindles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Skeletal muscle structures that function as the MECHANORECEPTORS responsible for the stretch or myotactic reflex (REFLEX, STRETCH). They are composed of a bundle of encapsulated SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS, i.e., the intrafusal fibers (nuclear bag 1 fibers, nuclear bag 2 fibers, and nuclear chain fibers) innervated by SENSORY NEURONS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.915.750.500 A08.800.950.750.500 A10.690.552.500.750 A11.671.650.915.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Spindles- Muscle Spindles
- Muscle Spindle
- Spindle, Muscle
- Spindles, Muscle
- Stretch Receptors, Muscle
- Receptors, Stretch, Muscle
- Muscle Stretch Receptors
- Muscle Stretch Receptor
- Receptor, Muscle Stretch
- Receptors, Muscle Stretch
- Stretch Receptor, Muscle
- Neuromuscular Spindles
- Neuromuscular Spindle
- Spindle, Neuromuscular
- Spindles, Neuromuscular
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| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Spindles" by people in Profiles.
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Characteristics of Paraspinal Muscle Spindle Response to Mechanically Assisted Spinal Manipulation: A Preliminary Report. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017 Jul - Aug; 40(6):371-380.
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Eccentric muscle contraction and stretching evoke mechanical hyperalgesia and modulate CGRP and P2X(3) expression in a functionally relevant manner. Pain. 2010 May; 149(2):284-295.
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Nodular fasciitis presenting in the obturator nerve and gracilis muscle. Can J Neurol Sci. 2008 Mar; 35(1):111-4.
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Initiating extension of the lower limbs in subjects with complete spinal cord injury by epidural lumbar cord stimulation. Exp Brain Res. 2004 Feb; 154(3):308-26.
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CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein and activator protein-1 transcription factors regulate the expression of interleukin-8 through the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in response to mechanical stretch of human airway smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 23; 278(21):18868-76.
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Pattern of monosynaptic Ia connections in the cat forelimb. J Physiol. 1989 Dec; 419:321-51.
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Clonus: the role of central mechanisms. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1980 Apr; 43(4):321-32.
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Studies of spasticity in man. 5. Dishabituation of the flexion reflex in spinal man. Brain. 1971; 94(1):77-90.
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Studies of spasticity in man. 4. Changes in flexion reflex with repetitive cutaneous stimulation in spinal man. Brain. 1970; 93(4):743-68.