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Article: Nociceptive craniofacial muscle primary afferent neurons synapse in both the rostral and caudal brain stem.

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Dessem D; Moritani M; Ambalavanar R
J. Neurophysiol., 2007


TABLE 1.

Electrophysiological properties of high threshold masseter muscle afferent neurons

Property Total Population Labeled Population
n Mean Range n Mean Range
Threshold for masseter nerve stimulation (T) 169 88 ± 58 6–316 34 78 ± 46 6–172
Conduction velocity, m/s 97 27.3 ± 10.9 7–60 34 24.4 ± 7.0 12–44
Following frequency, Hz 33 116 ± 69 22–257 14 111 ± 66 27–250
Axon diameter, μm 29 2.9 ± 0.9 1.2–5.3 29 2.9 ± 0.9 1.2–5.3

  • Values are means ± SD.


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Neuron Type Neuron Description Ephys Prop Extracted Value Standardized Value Content Source
Trigeminal nucleus motor neuron cell diameter (μm) 29.0 (29) 29.0 (um) Data Table
Trigeminal nucleus motor neuron cell diameter (μm) 2.9 ± 0.9 (29) -- Data Table