[Mechanoreceptor system of the respiratory center and its role in the control of respiration].

Abstract

The paper is concerned with the study of localization, firing properties, methods of activation and projection into the neuronal structures of the medulla oblongata as well as the reflex action of two types of mechanoreceptors of the lungs: slow- and rapid-adapting stretch receptors. Data on the first relay neurons monosynaptically connected with slow-adapting pulmonary stretch receptor afferents are presented.