Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

2009 Edition
| Editors: Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa, Uwe Windhorst

Dorsal Root Reflex (DRR)

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_1593

Definition

An action potential back-propagated into the axon when primary afferent terminals reach firing threshold as a result of primary afferent depolarization (PAD).

 Presynaptic Inhibition

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