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MECHANORECEPTORS OF THE RABBIT DUODENUM
Author(s) -
Cottrell David F.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0144-8757
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1984.sp002859
Subject(s) - anatomy , rabbit (cipher) , duodenum , perfusion , chemoreceptor , chemistry , tonicity , afferent , saline , mesentery , biology , medicine , endocrinology , biochemistry , statistics , receptor , mathematics
A preparation is described which allowed the investigation of single‐unit afferent activity in non‐myelinated mesenteric nerves in urethane‐anaesthetized rabbits. Three classes of mechano‐receptors were isolated and were located in the muscularis externa ( n = 17), the serosa ( n = 5) and the mesentery ( n = 2). Intraluminal perfusion of chemical solutions containing glucose and hypertonic saline caused increased movement in the loop and also excited mechanoreceptors. No specific chemoreceptors were identified. The results demonstrate that duodenal mechano‐receptors with non‐myelinated axons in the rabbit are indirectly sensitive to the chemical composition of duodenal chyme.