title: Response field of cat trigeminal sensory complex neurons responsive to mechanical stimulation of the canine tooth.
abstract: Response fields of periodontal mechanoreceptive (PM) neurons in the cat's trigeminal sensory complex were examined while mechanical stimulation was applied to the canine tooth in 12 directions on the horizontal plane. Almost all the slowly adapting PM neurons were directionally selective to stimulation, and their response fields had response angles greater than 180 degrees, i.e. broad type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Tohoku University School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karita
mesh_terms: D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D014070:Tooth / Q000294:innervation*; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000502:physiology*