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ArticleInternational journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience2018

Selective decline in the prevalence of slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptors during development.

Peter M B Cahusac, Solomon Senok

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Article in International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Peter M B CahusacDepartment of Psychology, Stirling University, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, PO Box 50927, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia; Department of Comparative Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: pcahusac@alfaisal.edu.
Solomon SenokDepartment of Psychology, Stirling University, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK; Ajman University School of Medicine, PO Box 346, Ajman, UAE.
University of Stirling · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Merkel nerve endings are identified physiologically as slowly adapting type I mechanoreceptor units. They are important for fine acuity tactile perception. We examined the effect of age on the electrophysiological availability of different types of slowly adapting mechanoreceptor units. Using 6-50 week old rats, we observed an obvious decline with age in the probability of recording from St I units of the deep vibrissal nerve. The precipitous decline occurred between ages 6-14 weeks and then stabilized. By contrast, the prevalence of St II units, the other type of slowly adapting mechanoreceptor, remained constant over the age range studied. These observations correlate with anatomical findings reported elsewhere.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAge FactorsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCaffeineCentral Nervous System StimulantsMaleMechanoreceptorsPhysical StimulationRatsRats, WistarVibrissaeCaffeineCentral Nervous System StimulantsDevelopmental changesMechanoreceptorsMerkel cellsMerkel nerve endingsNeuroplasticitySlowly adapting mechanoreceptors

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PMID29653151
PMCPMC6053600
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