Slow-adapting responses of the Pacinian corpuscles of cat planta.
Slow-adapting impulses were recorded from the single nerve fiber innervating the Pacinian corpuscle of the cat planta, which was stimulated by constant pressure. Slow-adapting Pacinian corpuscles responded to both low-frequency (0.1-0.01 Hz) and high-frequency (400-800 Hz) vibrations. Simultaneously performed electron microscopy showed that there were no definite ultrastructural differences between slow- and fast-adapting Pacinian corpuscles.
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation*; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010141:Pacinian Corpuscles / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D011312:Pressure; D014732:Vibration