A Sato
In experimental animals, both noxious and innocuous stimulation of somatic afferents have been shown to evoke reflex changes in sympathetic efferent activity and, thereby, effector organ function. These phenomena have been demonstrated in such sites as the gastrointestinal tract, urinary bladder, adrenal medulla, lymphatic tissues, heart and vessels of the brain and peripheral nerves. Most often, reflexes have been elicited experimentally by stimulation of cutaneous afferents, although some work has also been conducted on muscle and articular afferents, including those of spinal tissues...
November 1995: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics