Regulating muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ proprioceptor phenotypes
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.cophys.2020.11.001
Regulating muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ proprioceptor phenotypes
Abstract
Proprioception is an essential part of motor control. The main sensory subclasses that underlie this feedback control system - muscle spindle and Golgi tendon organ afferents - have been extensively characterized at a morphological and physiological level. More recent studies are beginning to reveal the molecular foundation for distinct proprioceptor subtypes, offering new insights into their developmental ontogeny and phenotypic diversity. This review intends to highlight some of these new findings.
Keywords: Golgi tendon organ; Muscle spindle; Sensory; neuronal identity.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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