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[Transmission of impulse trains by nerve fibers upon near-threshold stimulation]. 1976

B Ia Pistigorskiĭ, and R V Pivnutel'

Impulse trains evoked by stimulation of the hindlimb nerves were studied in group A fibres at the lumbar level of spinal cord in anesthetized cats. Random (Poissonian) trains fo stimuli and trains with modified structure were used. With suprathreshold stimulation the impulse trains in the nerve fibres differed from the stimulus trains only by the absence of the shortest (less than 1.0 divided by 1.5 ms) intervals caused by refracteriness. Substantial differencies between the impulse and stimulus trains occurred when the stimulus intensity was decreased to a near-threshold level and mean frequency of stimulation was higher than 10 per second. Differences were found in interval histograms, intensity functions, correlation coefficients for successive intervals. Afterdischarge processes in the nerve fibres are supposed to be the main reason of changes in the impulse train structure.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009435	Synaptic Transmission	The communication from a NEURON to a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell) across a SYNAPSE. In chemical synaptic transmission, the presynaptic neuron releases a NEUROTRANSMITTER that diffuses across the synaptic cleft and binds to specific synaptic receptors, activating them. The activated receptors modulate specific ion channels and/or second-messenger systems in the postsynaptic cell. In electrical synaptic transmission, electrical signals are communicated as an ionic current flow across ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES.	Neural Transmission,Neurotransmission,Transmission, Neural,Transmission, Synaptic
D011930	Reaction Time	The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed.	Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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