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In Vitro Recording of Mesenteric Afferent Nerve Activity in Mouse Jejunal and Colonic Segments
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2016
Mesenteric afferent nerves convey information from the gastrointestinal tract towards the brain regarding normal homeostasis as well as pathophysiology. Gastrointestinal afferent nerve activity can be assessed by mounting isolated intestinal segments with attached afferent nerves into an organ bath, isolating the nerve, and assessing basal as well as stimulated activity.
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Monitoring Electrical Signals from the Afferent Neurons in an Immobilized Zebrafish Larva
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2025
This video demonstrates the recording of electrical signals from the afferent neurons in a paralyzed zebrafish larva by positioning a micropipette near the lateral line ganglion and forming a loose seal for signal capture. The extracellular solution maintains neuronal viability during this process.
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An In Vitro Adult Mouse Muscle-nerve Preparation for Studying the Firing Properties of Muscle Afferents
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2014
Muscle sensory neurons are involved in proprioceptor signaling and also report on metabolic state and injury related events. We describe an adult mouse in vitro muscle-nerve preparation for studies on stretch-activated muscle afferents.
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In Vitro Characterization of the Electrophysiological Properties of Colonic Afferent Fibers in Rats
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2017
Abnormal sensory function underlies visceral pain and other symptoms of functional and inflammatory bowel diseases. A protocol for the electrophysiological recording of the colonic afferent nerves in an ex vivo rat colorectum preparation is presented here.
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In vitro Functional Characterization of Mouse Colorectal Afferent Endings
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2015
This video demonstrates a protocol for conducting single-fiber electrophysiological recordings on an in vitro mouse colorectum-nerve preparation.
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Primary group Ia and secondary group II endings both alter their firing rates when intrafusal muscle fibers stretch, but they have distinct roles in the described sensory pathway. Ia afferents additionally participate in the stretch reflex by activating motor neurons that contract the stretched muscle. This distinction connects spindle signaling with both sensory feedback and rapid reflex responses.
Stretching intrafusal muscle fibers changes the firing rate of their sensory endings. Signals then travel through the sensory pathway into the spinal cord, where Ia afferent activity can activate motor neurons. The resulting motor output contracts the stretched muscle, creating a feedback response that helps regulate movement and contributes to reflex behavior.
Their signals provide the central nervous system with information about changes occurring within muscles. This sensory input supports proprioception, the perception and regulation of body position and movement, while also contributing to muscle tone and posture. By linking muscle stretch with spinal processing and motor output, these afferents help maintain sensorimotor control.
Researchers can use activity in these afferents to examine how muscle stretch is represented in the nervous system and how sensory signals relate to reflex responses. This work helps clarify the neural basis of muscle tone, posture, proprioception, and movement regulation. It also provides a framework for investigating how sensory feedback supports coordinated motor control.
The stretch reflex links a change in muscle length with a spinal motor response. When stretching alters Ia afferent firing, the afferent can activate motor neurons supplying the stretched muscle, promoting contraction. This pathway offers a direct mechanism for responding to stretch and is therefore relevant to studies of reflex function, posture, and muscle tone.
These pathways connect sensory information from muscles with spinal reflexes and broader sensorimotor control. Studying them can help researchers examine how altered proprioceptive feedback, muscle tone, posture, or reflex responses may relate to movement disorders. The same knowledge supports rehabilitation research focused on understanding and improving movement regulation and motor recovery.