i mean i wanted to make it out clinically, when a patient is compalining
of say referred pain, or allodynia , is there a way to find which fibers
are acting?
Richard Norman wrote:
> "satish gore" <sgore at stanford.edu> wrote in message
> news:3A7DE051.6B848CB at stanford.edu...> > I was wondering if we can distinguish A beta and C fiber workings?
> > and also clinically,
> >
> > satish gore
>> Just what type of way do you want to "distinguish" Abeta and C fibers?
> They are very different in many respects. You can see the difference
> in fiber diameter and myelination in anatomical preparations. You
> can measure the difference in conduction velocity (and ease of
> stimulating and recording) in physiological preparations. They
> respond to very different sensory modalities. They connect to
> very different central pathways. All of these can be involved in both
> experimental and clinical observations.