The identification of mechanoreceptors in the costo-vertebral joint excited by displacement of the ribs.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D007366:Intercostal Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D011817:Rabbits; D012272:Ribs; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D013900:Thoracic Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae