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| Aα (I) || Yes || 13-20 || 80-120 || Proprioception: muscle spindle primary endings (Ia), golgi tendon organs (Ib), and alpha motor neurons | | Aα (I) || Yes || 13-20 || 80-120 || Proprioception: muscle spindle primary endings (Ia), golgi tendon organs (Ib), and alpha motor neurons | ||
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| Aβ (II) || Yes || 6-12 || 35-75 || Discriminative sensitivity to mechanical stimuli (touch, vibration), pain modulation (block nociceptive information, allodynia in sensitisation) | | Aβ (II) || Yes || 6-12 || 35-75 || Discriminative sensitivity to mechanical stimuli (touch, vibration), proprioception, pain modulation (block nociceptive information, allodynia in sensitisation) | ||
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| Aγ || Yes || 4-8 || 15-40 || Touch, pressure, and gamma motor neurons. | | Aγ || Yes || 4-8 || 15-40 || Touch, pressure, and gamma motor neurons. | ||
Revision as of 19:43, 3 September 2021
- Characteristics of peripheral nerve fibres
| Nerve Fibre | Myelin | Diameter (µm) | Conduction velocity (m/s) | General Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aα (I) | Yes | 13-20 | 80-120 | Proprioception: muscle spindle primary endings (Ia), golgi tendon organs (Ib), and alpha motor neurons |
| Aβ (II) | Yes | 6-12 | 35-75 | Discriminative sensitivity to mechanical stimuli (touch, vibration), proprioception, pain modulation (block nociceptive information, allodynia in sensitisation) |
| Aγ | Yes | 4-8 | 15-40 | Touch, pressure, and gamma motor neurons. |
| Aδ (III) | Thin | 1-5 | 5-30 | "rapid" pain, crude touch, pressure, temperature. AMH type I for rapid mechanical pain (high heat threshold >53C), AMH type II for rapid heat pain (lower heat threshold 43-47C). |
| B | No | 1-3 | 3-14 | preganglionic autonomic |
| C (IV) | No | 0.2-1.5 | 0.5-2.0 | "second" pain, mechanical, chemical, thermal, pruritis, and postganglionic autonomic. polymodal |
