The distribution and abundance of muscle spindles.
This commentary suggests that the distribution and abundance of muscle spindles in different muscles is related to their role as signallers of muscle fascicle length. Large muscles comprising many fascicles will therefore have more spindles than smaller muscles.
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Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. uwe.proske@med.monash.edu.au
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009470:Muscle Spindles / Q000502:physiology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D011434:Proprioception