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June 1, 1968The Journal of PhysiologyOpen Access

Firing patterns of gastrocnemius motor units in the decerebrate cat

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Population

Decerebrate cats (medial gastrocnemius motor units)

Design

Preclinical

Authors

RBR. E. BurkeUniversity College Dublin

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Implication

Animal data link MG motor unit properties to tonic firing; leaves open translation to human motor control.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Decerebrate cats (medial gastrocnemius motor units)
I
Intervention
Medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle stretch and MG nerve stimulation
O
Outcome
Motor unit firing patterns (tonic vs phasic) and their relationship to muscle unit twitch properties, motoneurone size, and group Ia synaptic inputsurrogate

In decerebrate cats, the intrinsic properties of medial gastrocnemius motor units, group Ia synaptic input, and firing patterns are interrelated, forming a continuum analogous to slow and fast muscle motor units.

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R. E. Burke (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d383d10242160940509eahttps://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1968.sp008527
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