muscle spindle

synonym: neuromuscular spindle
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11894
Sensory organ in the body of a striated muscle containing afferent and efferentnerve fibers that detect passive muscle stretch and convey information to the central nervous system to cause reflex resistance to this stretch.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 884 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'muscle spindle' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11894 RIS BibTex EndNote
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