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afferent [′af·ə·rənt] (physiology) Conducting or conveying inward or toward the center, specifically in reference to nerves and blood vessels. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On the
basis of these observations, we postulate that changes of neurotrophin
expression in the respiratory tract may coordinate a variety of
interactions between sensory afferent nerves and multiple components of
the immune system and inflammatory pathways, thereby generating a
pathophysiological link between early-life viral infections and
childhood asthma. This impulse is
propagated by the afferent nerves toward the vestibular nuclei. A year
later, Brown (2) made similar observations, using decerebrate cats that
also had undergone transection of the spinal cord at T12 and
deafferentation by cutting the afferent nerves from the hind-limb
muscles. |
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