[Autonomic nervous reflexes elicited by stimulation of muscle nerves in the cat (author's transl)].

The effects on the cardiac and the vesical function of electrical stimulation of muscle hind limb afferent fibers in the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle were tested. Repetitive stimulation of the group III and IV muscle afferent had an excitatory effect on the heart rate through efferent sympathetic cardiac nerves and also an inhibitory effect on the micturition contraction of the bladder through efferent pelvic parasympathetic nerves. Stimulation of hindlimb muscle by algesic chemical substances such as KCl and bradykinin had similar effects on the cardiac and vesical function.