The innervation of the muscle spindle: a personal history

Banks, Robert W.

Abstract

I present a brief review of current understanding of the innervation of the mammalian muscle spindle, from a personal historical perspective. The review begins with comparative studies on the numbers of spindle afferents and considers how their relative abundance may best be assessed. This is followed by an examination of the distribution and some functional properties of the motor innervation. The primary ending is the subject of the final section, in particular, I look at what can be learned from serial sectioning and volumetric reconstruction, and present new results on a model and simulations concerning sensory terminal deformation during stretch.

Citation

Banks, R. W. (2015). The innervation of the muscle spindle: a personal history. Journal of Anatomy, 227(2), 115-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12297

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 16, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Deposit Date: Jul 18, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Anatomy
• Print ISSN: 0021-8782
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-7580
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 227
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 115-135
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12297
• Keywords: Muscle spindle, Intrafusal fibres, Sensory innervation, Motor innervation.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1434642