Morphology, physiology and in vivo activity of cuticular stress detector afferents in crayfish

Cuticular Stress Detector afferents (CSD1 and CSD2) in the 5th walking legs of crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus, Procambarus clarkii) have been studied in an in vitro preparation allowing intracellular recordings to be made from the central terminals of primary afferent fibres during mechanical stimulation of the sense organs. Biocytin anterograde fills and transverse sections of the sensory nerves showed CSD1 to comprise fewer and more heterogeneous fibres than CSD2. Lucifer yellow filling of single fibres showed branching patterns compatible with monosynaptic projections to some motorneuronal groups. Whole nerve recordings during sinusoidal or ramp stimuli showed an important contribution from units with phasic properties. The intracellular recordings identified three features unique to CSD1: 1. Many ‘on-off’ units have a phasic response to both increases and decreases of force. 2. Many ‘high threshold’ units respond only to high amplitude vibratory stimuli. 3. A few sensory fibres have a main branch projecting rostrally within the interganglionic connectives, possibly as far as the brain. In vivo recordings of CSD1 activity during forward locomotion on a treadmill showed a discharge occurring in advance of, as well as during, the power stroke. It is therefore suggested that at least some CSD1 fibres encode active as well as passive force during locomotion.

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