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. 2008 Apr 10;586(Pt 11):2713–2723. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.151746

Figure 4. Effect of superficial skin pain on muscle spindle afferent discharge rate and variability.

Figure 4

A, comparison between discharge rate and irregularity index during control period and during painful stimulation. B, changes in irregularity index as the function of changes in discharge rate. Control and pain periods indicated by open and filled symbols, respectively. Circles represent primary (Ia) muscle spindle afferents and squares represent secondary (II) muscle spindle afferents.