Activation of spinal cord interneurons which process inputs from the femoral-saphenous vein.
Recordings were made from single spinal cord interneurons which could be activated by electrical stimulation of afferents terminating in the wall of the femoral-saphenous vein. Interneurons were either excited or both excited and inhibited by venous afferent stimulation. Most of the venous afferent-driven interneurons could also be driven by electrical activation of A-alpha beta muscle and cutaneous afferents. Stimulation of several different muscle nerves drove single interneurons.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003655:Decerebrate State / Q000503:physiopathology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000294:innervation*; D007395:Interneurons / Q000502:physiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009433:Neural Inhibition; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000294:innervation*; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*