title: [Electrophysiologic characteristics and functional role of hepatic mechanoreceptors].
abstract: In our previous studies, the liver was found to have different specific receptors: mechano(volume)- osmo-, Na+- and K+-sensitive ones. Here, the electrophysiological characteristics of the mechanoreceptors is presented: five types of receptors were distinguished according to their patterns of activity, as well as fast and slowly adapting ones--according to functional characteristics. The hepatic mechanoreceptors seem to participate in systemic regulation of the circulation through the organ (feed--back) and to be an important informative link of the volume--regulating reflex.
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008099:Liver / Q000294:innervation*; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000502:physiology; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride; D011189:Potassium Chloride
vernacular_title: Elektrofiziologicheskaia kharakteristika i funktsional'naia rol' mekhanoretseptorov pecheni.