Neurophysiology

, Volume 13, Issue 5, pp 367–371 | Cite as

Excitation of accessory motoneurons by stimulation of Deiters' nucleus in the cat

  • E. V. Gura
  • Yu. P. Limanskii
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Abstract

Acute experiments on cats under chloralose-pentobarbital anesthesia showed that application of single stimuli to Deiters' nucleus evoked monosynaptic EPSPs in motoneurons of the accessory nucleus. Latent periods of EPSPs ranged from 1.3 to 2.3 msec (mean 1.8±0.3 msec), their rise time was 0.5–1.0 msec, and their duration 7–10 msec. During repetitive stimulation the EPSPs were weakly potentiated, but with an increase in the strength of stimulation applied to Deiters' nucleus they readily changed into action potentials. In some motoneurons polysynaptic EPSPs with latent periods of the order of 6.0 msec appeared on the descending phase of these EPSPs.

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Latent Period Rise Time Single Stimulus Repetitive Stimulation Acute Experiment 
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  • E. V. Gura
  • Yu. P. Limanskii

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