[Functional peculiarities of stretch receptors of the flight apparatus in the cockroach Periplaneta americana].
Functional peculiarities of stretch receptors in wing articulations of the cockroach are considered and possible functional role of these receptors in maintenance of stable rhythm of flight is discussed. Stretch receptors of wing articulations are of phasictonic type they exhibit slow and incomplete adaptation, discharging when the wing goes upward. The pattern of impulse response of the receptor depends both on the angle and the velocity of displacement of wing platelet. The scheme of presumptive pacemaker of wing beats is discussed in detail.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000502:physiology*; D005426:Flight, Animal; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000294:innervation*
Funktsional'nye osobennosti retseptorov rastiazheniia letatel'nogo apparata tarakana Periplaneta americana