Gastric afferents firing rates

Range 10 - 20 Hz
Organism Rat Rattus norvegicus
Reference Zhao et al., Frequency-dependent facilitation of synaptic throughput via postsynaptic NMDA receptors in the nucleus of the solitary tract. J Physiol. 2014 Oct 3. [Epub ahead of print] p.20 2nd paragraphPubMed ID25281729
Primary Source Schwartz GJ, McHugh PR, Moran TH. Integration of vagal afferent responses to gastric loads and cholecystokinin in rats. Am J Physiol. 1991 Jul261(1 Pt 2):R64-9.PubMed ID1858957
Comments "Gastric afferents fire at sufficiently high frequencies (10~20 Hz) (primary source) to recruit participation of NMDA-Rs [N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor] following gastric distention and CCK [the gut peptide, cholecystokinin] administration (conditions mimicking ingestion of a meal)."
Entered by Uri M
ID 110994