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C Fibers

Known as: C fiber, C-fiber, C-fibre 
Type C fibers are peripheral unmyelinated nerve fibers in which several AXONS are surrounded by a single Schwann cell (SCHWANN CELLS). They… 
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Nerve Fibers, Unmyelinatedsomatic afferent nerve
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2010
2010
The Participation of Afferent C Fibers in Micturition Reflex Regulation
Background. The most important afferents for micturition are myelinated Aδ fibers and unmyelinated C fibers, which are believed… 
2001
2001
Investigation of cutaneous microvascular activity and flare response in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome.
OBJECTIVES To assess microvascular activity in the skin of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) as compared with normal… 
1988
1988
Synaptic specificity in frog sympathetic ganglia during reinnervation, sprouting, and embryonic development
B cells and C cells in frog lumbar sympathetic ganglia are specifically innervated by preganglionic B fibers and C fibers… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Reflex regulation of the circulation after stimulation of cardiac receptors by prostaglandins.
Prostaglandins (PGs) are potent vasoactive substances that may participate in the control of coronary blood flow, platelet… 
1986
1986
Synaptic actions of cutaneous A delta and C fibers on primate hindlimb alpha-motoneurons.
Postsynaptic potentials evoked in hindlimb alpha-motoneurons by stimulation of a cutaneous nerve (sural) with finely graded… 
1986
1986
Narcotics Do Not Alter the Heat Response of Unmyelinated Primary Afferents in Monkeys
Recent reports of opiate receptors in the peripheral nervous system have led to the hypothesis that the analgesic action of… 
1985
1985
[Corneal reflex in normal and pathological subjects].
The orbicularis oculi response can be evoked both by mechanical stimulation of the cornea (corneal reflex) and by electrical… 
1978
1978
The function of baroreceptor C fibres in the rabbit's aortic nerve.
The participation of aortic nerve C fibers in the baroreflex was investigated by recording changes in renal nerve activity in… 
1978
1978
Ultrastructural identification of afferent fibers of cardiac origin in thoracic sympathetic nerves in the dog.
While cardiac afferent nerve activity has been recorded from the ventrolateral (VLCN) and ventromedial (VMCN) cardiac nerves… 
1976
1976
Proceedings: A computer method for the analysis of nerve-fibre activity, used to distinguish C-fibre activity in a multifibre filament.