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... fibers appear to be unable to contract repeatedly for more than a few minutes at a time , although they can do so for a prolonged period at about 10 per s.14 In another neuron - muscle - fiber preparation , as input rates increased ...
... fibers appear to be unable to contract repeatedly for more than a few minutes at a time , although they can do so for a prolonged period at about 10 per s.14 In another neuron - muscle - fiber preparation , as input rates increased ...
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... fibers . Pain is signaled in A fibers and C fibers ( see page 264 ) . Some observers have described a double pain sensation to a single input , a distortion which could be caused by one signal being transmitted over an A fiber and ...
... fibers . Pain is signaled in A fibers and C fibers ( see page 264 ) . Some observers have described a double pain sensation to a single input , a distortion which could be caused by one signal being transmitted over an A fiber and ...
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... fibers are tonic , with slow signal termination , transmitting pulses as long as noxious inputs continue.93 Adaptation characteristics may dif- fer in various parts of the receptive field of the same neuron . One fiber , for instance ...
... fibers are tonic , with slow signal termination , transmitting pulses as long as noxious inputs continue.93 Adaptation characteristics may dif- fer in various parts of the receptive field of the same neuron . One fiber , for instance ...
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