• Mechanoreceptors are innervated by sensory neurons that convert mechanical pressure into electrical signals that, in animals, are sent to the central nervous system. (wikipedia.org)
  • Our results reveal a vast diversity of vagal neuron types, including many previously unanticipated types, as well as proposed types that are consistent with chemoreceptors, nutrient detectors, baroreceptors, and stretch and volume mechanoreceptors of the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular systems. (nih.gov)
  • The afferent signals to the brain are regulated by mechanosensitive baroreceptors, volume sensors and chemoreceptors located in the vessels and in many other organs, particularly in the heart, kidney, lung, brain and muscles. (icrjournal.com)
  • Comprehensive understanding of metabo and mechanoreceptors stimulation effects is of great importance not only for the physiological basis but also for clinical purposes. (ijpp.com)
  • Nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is the central integration hub for afferents from upper airway (somatosensory/gustatory), respiratory, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular (baroreceptor and chemoreceptor) and other systems. (hindawi.com)
  • Baroreceptor activity normally decreases during volume unloading, causing an increase in sympathetic outflow and resulting in forearm vasoconstriction. (uea.ac.uk)
  • We reasoned that such an increase in LV volume, by increasing LV mechanoreceptor activity, would decrease sympathetic outflow and could therefore explain the abnormal vascular responses seen in such patients. (uea.ac.uk)
  • Cutaneous mechanoreceptors with small, accurate receptive fields are found in areas needing accurate taction (e.g. the fingertips). (wikipedia.org)
  • Mechanoreceptors found in areas of the body with less tactile acuity tend to have larger receptive fields. (wikipedia.org)
  • These two types of mechanoreceptors have small discrete receptive fields and are thought to underlie most low-threshold use of the fingers in assessing texture, surface slip, and flutter. (wikipedia.org)
  • Jugular neurons exhibit fundamental similarities to the somatosensory spinal neurons, including major types, such as C-low threshold mechanoreceptors (C-LTMRs), A-LTMRs, Aδ-nociceptors, and cold-, and mechano-heat C-nociceptors. (nih.gov)
  • Arterial baroreceptor reflexes are activated and increase sympathetic stimulation. (medscape.com)
  • All the other less popular cardiovascular reflexes, as well as the cellular mechanics involved in the stretch-sensitive mechanoreceptors, are banished to the generic "cardiac reflexes" chapter . (derangedphysiology.com)
  • The resulting increased contractility in a reduced left ventricular cavity is believed to activate ventricular and other organ mechanoreceptors, which produce an afferent signal to the brainstem and provoke an apparent paradoxical reflex bradycardia and/or a drop in peripheral vascular resistance. (medscape.com)
  • o dysfunctions in the baroreceptor, ventricular mechanoreceptor, and other cardiovascular reflex pathways in the chronic fatigue syndrome and in acute and chronic episodes of hypotension and syncope observed in CFS patients. (nih.gov)
  • Baroreceptors are mechanoreceptors located in the carotid sinus and in the aortic arch. (freeforums.net)
  • We discussed innovative therapies such as autonomic neuromodulation techniques like renal denervation (RDN) and carotid baroreceptor stimulation, along with invasive interventions such as arteriovenous anastomosis as potential approaches to support patients with inadequate medical treatment and enhance outcomes in RH. (bvsalud.org)
  • When a mechanoreceptor receives a stimulus, it begins to fire impulses or action potentials at an elevated frequency (the stronger the stimulus, the higher the frequency). (wikipedia.org)
  • A mechanoreceptor, also called mechanoceptor, is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mechanoreceptors are innervated by sensory neurons that convert mechanical pressure into electrical signals that, in animals, are sent to the central nervous system. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Slowly Adapting type 2 (SA2) mechanoreceptors, with the Ruffini corpuscle end-organ (also known as the bulbous corpuscles), detect tension deep in the skin and fascia and respond to skin stretch, but have not been closely linked to either proprioceptive or mechanoreceptive roles in perception. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mechanoreceptors found in areas of the body with less tactile acuity tend to have larger receptive fields. (wikipedia.org)