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J Appl Physiol 62: 1488-1496, 1987;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 62, Issue 4 1488-1496, Copyright © 1987 by American Physiological Society

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Bilateral convergence of pulmonary stretch receptor inputs on I beta-neurons in the cat

L. Kubin and R. O. Davies

Extracellular recordings were made from inspiratory beta- (I beta) neurons in the nucleus of the tractus solitarius in decerebrate cats. A reversible direct current block of myelinated fibers in the ipsilateral vagus nerve was used to evaluate the input from pulmonary stretch receptor afferents (PSR) of the contralateral vagus to individual I beta-neurons. This block served to remove all ipsilateral (which includes all monosynaptic) inputs from PSR to I beta-cells. The effect of withholding inflation on the firing rate and the time of onset of firing of I beta-neurons was determined before, during and after application of the direct current block. There was considerable variation in the strengths of the inputs from the ipsilateral and contralateral nerves; some cells received PSR inputs from only the ipsilateral vagus, but the majority were excited with varying magnitude from both vagi. Several neurons had powerful excitatory inputs from PSR of the contralateral vagus, with the ipsilateral (monosynaptic) contribution being of minor importance.


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