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KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 325-329Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00167-005-0673-2
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ageing; proprioception; mechanoreceptor; light microscope; ACL
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It is proposed that there is a positive correlation between the numbers of mechanoreceptors and proprioceptive function. On the other hand, normal aging process is associated with deficits in proprioception. This study is designed to test the hypothesis that aging resulted in decreased numbers of mechanoreceptors. Anterior cruciate ligaments of 14 male rabbits (2 months, n=5; 12 months, n=4 and 60 months, n=5) were extracted and the total numbers of Ruffini, Pacini and Golgi tendon-like receptors were accounted. As a result, the numbers of mechanoreceptors, especially Ruffini receptors, decreased with aging (p < 0.05). Increased age was associated with changes in the morphology of mechanoreceptors. In conclusion, aging results in both diminished numbers and changed morphology of mechanoreceptors.
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