Functional properties of human muscle spindles

Sympathetic innervation of human muscle spindles

The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of sympathetic innervation in human muscle spindles, using antibodies against neuropeptide Y (NPY), NPY receptors and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). A total of 232 muscle spindles were immunohistochemically examined. NPY and NPY receptors were found on the intrafusal fibers, on the blood vessels supplying muscle spindles and on free nerve...

Muscle spindles in human extrinsic eye muscles.

Contractile properties of isolated muscle spindles of the frog.

Force and isotonic shortening velocities were studied (0.6-4.0 degrees C) in isolated single muscle spindles from the anterior tibialis muscle of Rana temporaria using techniques that enabled measurements both from the spindle as a whole and from marked segments of the preparation. The force-velocity relationship during tetanic stimulation exhibited the same biphasic shape as previously describ...

Functional adaptability of jaw-muscle spindles after bite-raising.

In a previous experiment, we found that masseter muscle spindles show functional plasticity after 5 to 15 days under increased occlusal vertical dimension (iOVD). In the present study, we hypothesized that spindle function would eventually recover if longer observation periods were allowed. Therefore, in this study we investigated changes in masseter muscle spindle function over periods of 1 da...

Stimulation of muscle spindles