Svensk definition
Skelettmuskelstrukturer som fungerar som mekanoreceptorer, ansvariga för sträckreflexer. De består av ett knippe inkapslade skelettmuskelfibrer av några olika typer, reglerade av sensoriska nervceller.
Muscle Spindles
Muskelspolar
Engelsk definition
Skeletal muscle structures that function as the MECHANORECEPTORS responsible for the stretch or myotactic reflex (REFLEX, STRETCH). They are composed of a bundle of encapsulated SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS, i.e., the intrafusal fibers (nuclear bag 1 fibers, nuclear bag 2 fibers, and nuclear chain fibers) innervated by SENSORY NEURONS.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Muscle Spindle — Spindle, Muscle — Spindles, Muscle — Stretch Receptors, Muscle — Receptors, Stretch, Muscle — Muscle Stretch Receptors — Muscle Stretch Receptor — Receptor, Muscle Stretch — Receptors, Muscle Stretch — Stretch Receptor, Muscle — Neuromuscular Spindles — Neuromuscular Spindle — Spindle, Neuromuscular — Spindles, Neuromuscular