Neuronal origin of parallel suppression of postural tone and respiration elicited by stimulation of midpontine dorsal tegmentum in the decerebrate cat. 1988

K Kawahara, and Y Nakazono, and S Kumagai, and Y Yamauchi, and Y Miyamoto
Department of Information Engineering, Yamagata University, Yonezawa, Japan.

This paper describes the possibility that rostal pontine neuronal structures cause the parallel suppression of postural tone and respiration evoked by stimulation of the dorsal tegmental field (DTF) of the pons in decerebrate cats. Stimulation of the DTF along the midline decreased both diaphragmatic activity and the bilateral tone of the hind-limb extensor muscles. Pontine neuronal structures located rostrally to the DTF, from which antidromically activated units could be recorded on stimulation of the DTF, were studied. Antidromic spikes were recorded in and near the nucleus reticularis pontis oralis. Tonic electrical stimulation of these sites caused parallel suppression of postural tone and respiration. These suppressive effects were almost similar to those elicited by the DTF stimulation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009129 Muscle Tonus The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed) Muscle Tension,Muscle Tightness,Muscular Tension,Tension, Muscle,Tension, Muscular,Tightness, Muscle,Tonus, Muscle
D009132 Muscles Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals. Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D011187 Posture The position or physical attitude of the body. Postures
D012119 Respiration The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration ( Breathing
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
D003655 Decerebrate State A condition characterized by abnormal posturing of the limbs that is associated with injury to the brainstem. This may occur as a clinical manifestation or induced experimentally in animals. The extensor reflexes are exaggerated leading to rigid extension of the limbs accompanied by hyperreflexia and opisthotonus. This condition is usually caused by lesions which occur in the region of the brainstem that lies between the red nuclei and the vestibular nuclei. In contrast, decorticate rigidity is characterized by flexion of the elbows and wrists with extension of the legs and feet. The causative lesion for this condition is located above the red nuclei and usually consists of diffuse cerebral damage. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p358) Decerebrate Posturing,Decorticate Rigidity,Decorticate State,Rigidity, Decerebrate,Rigidity, Decorticate,Decerebrate Posturings,Decerebrate Rigidity,Decerebrate States,Decorticate Rigidities,Decorticate States,Posturing, Decerebrate,Posturings, Decerebrate,Rigidities, Decorticate,State, Decerebrate,States, Decerebrate
D004525 Efferent Pathways Nerve structures through which impulses are conducted from a nerve center toward a peripheral site. Such impulses are conducted via efferent neurons (NEURONS, EFFERENT), such as MOTOR NEURONS, autonomic neurons, and hypophyseal neurons. Motor Pathways,Efferent Pathway,Pathway, Efferent,Pathways, Efferent
D000200 Action Potentials Abrupt changes in the membrane potential that sweep along the CELL MEMBRANE of excitable cells in response to excitation stimuli. Spike Potentials,Nerve Impulses,Action Potential,Impulse, Nerve,Impulses, Nerve,Nerve Impulse,Potential, Action,Potential, Spike,Potentials, Action,Potentials, Spike,Spike Potential
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
D013681 Tegmentum Mesencephali Portion of midbrain situated under the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI. The two ventrolateral cylindrical masses or peduncles are large nerve fiber bundles providing a tract of passage between the FOREBRAIN with the HINDBRAIN. Ventral MIDBRAIN also contains three colorful structures: the GRAY MATTER (PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY), the black substance (SUBSTANTIA NIGRA), and the RED NUCLEUS. Accessory Oculomotor Nuclei,Annular Nucleus,Darkshevich's Nucleus,Interstitial Nucleus of Cajal,Mesencephalic Tegmentum,Mesencephalic Trigeminal Nucleus,Midbrain Tegmentum,Midbrain Trigeminal Nucleus,Nucleus Annularis,Nucleus Nervi Trochlearis,Nucleus Sagulum,Nucleus Tractus Mesencephalici Nervi Trigemini,Nucleus of Darkschewitsch,Peripeduncular Nucleus,Sagulum Nucleus,Tegmentum of Midbrain,Trochlear Nucleus,Ventral Tegmental Nucleus,Annulari, Nucleus,Annularis, Nucleus,Cajal Interstitial Nucleus,Darkschewitsch Nucleus,Darkshevich Nucleus,Darkshevichs Nucleus,Mesencephali, Tegmentum,Mesencephalic Tegmentums,Mesencephalus, Tegmentum,Midbrain Tegmentums,Nervi Trochleari, Nucleus,Nervi Trochlearis, Nucleus,Nuclei, Accessory Oculomotor,Nucleus Annulari,Nucleus Nervi Trochleari,Nucleus Sagulums,Nucleus, Annular,Nucleus, Darkshevich's,Nucleus, Mesencephalic Trigeminal,Nucleus, Midbrain Trigeminal,Nucleus, Peripeduncular,Nucleus, Sagulum,Nucleus, Trochlear,Nucleus, Ventral Tegmental,Oculomotor Nuclei, Accessory,Sagulum, Nucleus,Sagulums, Nucleus,Tegmental Nucleus, Ventral,Tegmentum Mesencephalus,Tegmentum, Mesencephalic,Tegmentum, Midbrain,Tegmentums, Mesencephalic,Tegmentums, Midbrain,Trigeminal Nucleus, Mesencephalic,Trigeminal Nucleus, Midbrain,Trochleari, Nucleus Nervi,Trochlearis, Nucleus Nervi

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