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Mechanoreceptors

Development, Structure, and Function

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Pavel Hník

    1. Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czechoslovakia

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  2. Tomáš Soukup

    1. Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czechoslovakia

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  3. Richard Vejsada

    1. Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czechoslovakia

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  4. Jiřina Zelená

    1. Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czechoslovakia

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Table of contents (80 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Morphogenetic Interactions in Receptor Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Morphogenetic Interactions in the Development of Avian Cutaneous Sensory Receptors

      • Raymond Saxod
      Pages 3-8

    3. Critical Periods in the Development of Mechanoreceptors

      • J. Zelená, I. Jirmanová
      Pages 9-16

    4. Taste Bud Development in Rat Vallate and Foliate Papillae

      • Bruce Oakley
      Pages 17-22

    5. Do Developing Merkel Cells in Vibrissal Tactile Receptors Provide a Template for Pattern Formation in the Trigeminal System?

      • Colin Nurse, Laura Farraway
      Pages 23-28

    6. Coated Vesicles in Developing Muscle Spindles

      • Heather Stephens, Jan Kucera, Jon Walro
      Pages 29-34

    7. The Ontogenetic Development of Sensory Corpuscles

      • Libor Páč, Lubomír Malinovský
      Pages 35-36

  3. Development of Muscle Spindles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Human Muscle Spindle Development

      • L.-E. Thornell, P.-O. Eriksson, D. A. Fischman, B. K. Grove, G. S. Butler-Browne, I. Virtanen
      Pages 39-44

    3. Early Type-Differentiation of Intrafusal Fibers

      • Anthea Rowlerson
      Pages 45-50

    4. Innervation of Immature Muscle Spindles in the Rat

      • Jan Kucera, Jon M. Walro
      Pages 51-56

    5. The Motor Innervation of Newborn Kitten Muscle Spindles

      • M. H. Gladden, A. Milburn
      Pages 57-61

    6. Developmental Aspects of Muscle Stretch Receptor Function in the Rat and the Cat

      • R. Vejsada, P. Hník, L. Jami, R. Payne, D. Zytnicki
      Pages 63-70

    7. Functional Maturation of Muscle Spindles in the Tenuissimus Muscles of Kittens

      • Richard Butler
      Pages 71-72

    8. The Dynamic Sensitivity of Muscle Spindles in the Kitten

      • U. Proske, J. E. Gregory
      Pages 73-78

    9. Postnatal Development and Aging of Muscle Spindles in the Mouse Masseter Muscle and Effects of a Fine-Grained Diet on Them

      • Norihiko Maeda, Koichi Osawa, Tamuro Masuda, Tsuyoshi Kawasaki, Masayoshi Kumegawa
      Pages 79-83

    10. Postnatal Development of Muscle Spindles and Extrafusal Muscle Fibers in the Mouse Temporal Muscle and Dietary Effect

      • Koichi Osawa, Norihiko Maeda, Tsuyoshi Kawasaki, Tamuro Masuda, Yoshiro Yamamoto, Masayoshi Kumegawa
      Pages 85-87

    11. Age Related Changes of Muscle Spindles of Rat Soleus Muscle

      • Volkmar Hartung, Gerhard Asmussen
      Pages 89-90

  4. Regeneration and Grafting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Physiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague 4, Czechoslovakia

    Pavel Hník, Tomáš Soukup, Richard Vejsada, Jiřina Zelená

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mechanoreceptors

  • Book Subtitle: Development, Structure, and Function

  • Editors: Pavel Hník, Tomáš Soukup, Richard Vejsada, Jiřina Zelená

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0812-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-42832-6Published: 01 June 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-0814-8Published: 05 August 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-0812-4Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 442

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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