A heteronymous group I oligosynaptic reflex from the common peroneal nerve to vastus medialis muscle was compared with a group I homonymous monosynaptic reflex to soleus, using electrical stimulation of peripheral nerve trunks in two groups of healthy men, mean ages 22 and 65 years. The oligosynaptic reflex was still elicitable with age, its magnitude decreasing similarly to the monosynaptic reflex. A further group of older subjects, mean age 75 years, showed similar results. Clearly, the oligosynaptic reflex is not lost with healthy aging. The motor interneuronal pool may at least partially avoid the age-related cell loss of motoneuronal pools, with consequent maintenance of segmental participation for movements such as gait. The slowing of conduction velocities, for these proprioceptive reflex arcs, may reduce the effectiveness of autoregulation of the gait.
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