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558:. Aδ fibers carry information from peripheral mechanoreceptors and thermoreceptors to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. This pathway describes the first-order neuron. Aδ fibers serve to receive and transmit information primarily relating to 204:
There are four subdivisions of group A nerve fibers: alpha (α) Aα; beta (β) Aβ; , gamma (γ) Aγ, and delta (δ) Aδ. These subdivisions have different amounts of myelination and axon thickness and
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and axons are sent to the periphery to innervate target organs and are also sent through the dorsal roots to the spinal cord. Within the spinal cord the axons reach the
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group. Aδ fibers carry cold, pressure, and acute pain signals; because they are thin (2–5 μm in diameter) and
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sensory fibers of the alternative classification system, and are the fibers from
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Group A nerves are found in both motor and sensory pathways.
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are innervated by type Ia, Ib and II sensory fibers,
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