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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2008 May 21;12(3):185–190. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.03.004

Figure 4.

Figure 4

A. Components required for mechanical sensitivity are transported from the cell body of a single C-fiber neuron to the periphery for insertion at the terminals. B. Blocking axoplasmic transport leads to the accumulation and insertion of mechanosensitive components proximal to the site of axoplasmic blockade. Mechanical stimulation of the axon membrane therefore becomes an effective stimulus to generate action potentials that pass in both directions along the axon (denoted by arrows). (From Dilley A & Bove GM 2008, used with permission.)