Baxendale R H, Ferrell W R
Brain Res. 1983 Feb 21;261(2):195-203. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(83)90623-6.
Direct recordings were made from intact elbow joint nerves (EJN) in decerebrate cats. These multiunit recordings indicate that the EJN is a relatively pure articular nerve and does not contain significant numbers of muscle afferent fibres. In every cat the EJN exhibited a tonic discharge throughout a full range of elbow joint positions. The discharge was most intense when the elbow was extended to 165 degrees and least intense when the joint was held in midrange positions between 90 degrees and 120 degrees. There was a modest increase in discharge as the elbow was held in more flexed positions and activity at 30 degrees was about half of that at 165 degrees. Alterations in the tone of muscles around the joint did not affect the adapted EJN discharge at any angle.
在去大脑的猫身上，对完整的肘关节神经（EJN）进行了直接记录。这些多单位记录表明，EJN是一条相对纯粹的关节神经，不包含大量肌肉传入纤维。在每只猫中，EJN在整个肘关节位置范围内都表现出紧张性放电。当肘关节伸展到165度时放电最强烈，当关节处于90度至120度的中间位置时放电最微弱。随着肘关节处于更屈曲的位置，放电有适度增加，30度时的活动约为165度时的一半。关节周围肌肉张力的改变在任何角度都不影响适应后的EJN放电。
