The Golgi tendon organ: a review and update.
This article presents current information concerning (a) the structural relationships of the Golgi tendon organ (GTO) with different types of extrafusal muscle fibers; (b) the Gp.Ib reafferent or feedback fibers from the GTO; (c) the way in which these proprioceptors monitor muscle tension and function in parallel processing with other receptors and with the central control mechanisms of the nervous system; and (d) how GTO's are involved in regulating autogenic excitation, autogenic inhibition, or co-contraction of extrafusal muscle fibers.
D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology; D011434:Proprioception