The distribution and abundance of muscle spindles

Uwe Proske

doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.003

The distribution and abundance of muscle spindles

Brain Res Bull. 2008 Mar 28;75(5):502-3. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.003. Epub 2007 Oct 31.

Author

Uwe Proske¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. uwe.proske@med.monash.edu.au

PMID: 18355623
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.003

Abstract

This commentary suggests that the distribution and abundance of muscle spindles in different muscles is related to their role as signallers of muscle fascicle length. Large muscles comprising many fascicles will therefore have more spindles than smaller muscles.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Muscle Spindles / physiology*
Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*
Proprioception*