The fibre size and content of the radial and sural nerves.
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The fraction of myelinated fibers varies across the spinal tract, being higher in the cervical and lumbar tract, and on average around 40% of axons have been classified as unmyelinated.
“The fraction of myelinated fibers varies across the spinal tract, being higher in the cervical and lumbar tract (Davenport and Bothe 1934;O'Sullivan and Swallow 1968) and, on average, around 40% of axons have been classified as unmyelinated (Sheehan 1935).”
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O'Sullivan and Swallow (1968) estimated around 6,000 fibers/mm2 in the sural nerve; 40% of these have a diameter in the range of 6-12 mm, which led to a total of 13,000 Ab myelinated afferents in the sural nerve.
“Similarly, O'Sullivan and Swallow (1968) estimated around 6,000 fibers/mm 2 in the sural nerve.40% of these have a diameter in the range of 6-12 mm, which led to a total of 13,000 Ab myelinated afferents in the sural nerve.”
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- Authors
- O'Sullivan, D. J., & Swallow, M.
- Affiliations
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians (AU)
- Venue
- Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1968-10-01
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 464-470
- ISSN
- 0022-3050 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC496402
- OpenAlex
- W2027736787
- Cited by
- 178
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 13.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anatomy › Medical and Biological Sciences
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
- Keywords
- fiber content, radial nerve, sural nerve, peripheral nerves, nerve fiber diameter
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Alcoholism, Extremities, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myofibrils, Nervous System Diseases, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Peripheral Nerves, Radial Nerve, Sex Factors, Thalidomide
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