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Neurotendinous Spindles

Known as: Neurotendinous Spindle, Neurotendinous ending, Golgi Tendon Organs 
The Golgi Tendon Organ is located within the tendons found on each end of a muscle. It responds to increased muscle tension or contraction as exerted… 
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Mechanoreceptors
Proprioceptor

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2002
2002
Formation of supernumerary muscle spindles at the expense of golgi tendon organs in ER81‐deficient mice
ER81, a member of the ETS family of transcription factors, is essential for the formation of connections between sensory and… 
1998
1998
Proprioception of the cruciate ligaments: receptor mapping in an animal model
Abstract Ten anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (ACL and PCL) harvested from adult sheep were investigated under light… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Tendon repair using flexor tendon splints: an experimental study.
Review
1988
Review
1988
[Functional properties of the Golgi tendon organs].
Golgi tendon organs are encapsulated mechanoreceptors present at the myo-tendinous and myo-aponeurotic junctions of mammalian… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Interactions between motor units and Golgi tendon organs in the tibialis posterior muscle of the cat.
The responses of Golgi tendon organs to single motor unit contractions were studied to determine whether receptors located in the… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Responses of isolated Golgi tendon organs of the cat to muscle contraction and electrical stimulation.
1. Responses of Golgi tendon organs isolated from cat tail muscles to contraction of muscle fibers inserting directly into the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Responses of isolated Golgi tendon organs of the cat.
1. The responses to stretch have been studied in living, isolated Golgi tendon organs (GTOs) from tail muscles of cat… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The development of Golgi tendon organs
SummaryThe fine structural development of Golgi tendon organs (GTOs) was studied in leg muscles of the rat from day 18 gestation… 
1977
1977
A ‘late supernormal period’ in the recovery of excitability following an action potential in muscle spindle and tendon organ receptors
1. Discharge patterns have been recorded from five types of stretch receptor; frog muscle spindles, lizard tendon organs, cat… 
1964
1964
Stress-strain relationship in human cadaveric plantaris tendon: A preliminary study
As a part of a major experimental study of forces in muscles and tendons it became necessary, as a preliminary step, to know the… 
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