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The receptive fields of the isolated mechanoreceptors were discretely localized within a 3 - 6 mm circumferential area.
The response of the mechanoreceptors to graded displacement of the ICS was determined by measuring the frequency of discharge at two different points during the applied stretch.
In the present study, intercostal muscle mechanoreceptors were characterized as muscle spindles (primary or secondary) or Golgi tendon organs using criteria based primarily on physiological response patterns (see Methods).
There have been relatively few studies investigating the mechanical transduction properties of intercostal muscle mechanoreceptors, with mechanical stimulation confined to the tidal breathing range [ 1 2 ] . Hindlimb muscle preparations [ 9 10 11 ] and similar studies have shown that there are two basic types of muscle spindles receptors, 1° and 2° endings.
Von Euler & Peretti [ 2 ] used a change in intercostal muscle length of 2 mm at a velocity of approximately 1-2 mm/sec to study intercostal mechanoreceptors.