| Abstract: | Fluctuations in dorsal root potential (DRP) were investigated in trials on white rats during two types of locomotion, differing in the intensity of afferent flow (swimming and walking). Two negative waves of DRP were observed corresponding to the stance (or propulsive) phase and the swing (or transfer) phase within a single locomotor cycle. Whereas DRP had risen primarily during the stroke phase with increased intensity during swimming, it increased during the standing phase in walking. A relationship was revealed between the amplitude of DRP and the intensity of afferent flow apparent during passive displacement of the limb, as well as locomotion. It is concluded that DRP waves are mainly due to influences from peripheral afferents during actual locomotion.A. A. Bogomolets Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Neirofiziologiya, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 333–340, May–June, 1988. |
