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The effect of a polarizing current on electrical activity of the isolated frog muscle spindle was studied. A depolarizing current increased the frequency and reduced the amplitude of afferent spike activity, both spontaneous and evoked by mechanical stimulation. A hyperpolarizing current produced the opposite effect. The amplitude of the receptor potential in response to a mechanical stimulus varied as a linear function of the intensity of the polarizing current
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A. A. Ukhtomskii Physiological Institute, Leningrad State University. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 95–101, January–February, 1973.
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Alekseev, N.P. Effect of a polarizing current on receptor potential of the isolated frog muscle spindle. Neurophysiology 5, 77–82 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065216
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