Evidence for mechanoreceptors in the muscular stomach of the chicken.
Single-fiber, vagal recordings were made from mechanoreceptors in the muscular stomach of the chicken. These receptors increased discharge frequency (i) during gentle compression of the wall of this organ and (ii) when coordinated contractions of the organ were induced pharmacologically.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D008297:Male; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000294:innervation*