Talk:Axon reflex

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter%27s_Response is this related? 166.70.114.125 (talk) 05:57, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Potential Secondary Sources

"The Axon Reflex: An Outdated Idea or a Valid Hypothesis?"
Linsey, S. J. W., and L. A. M. Bharali. "The Axon Reflex: An Outdated Idea or a Valid Hypothesis?" News in Physiological Sciences 4 (1989): n. pag. Web.

"The Axon Reflex"
Yaprak, Mevlut, Dr. "The Axon Reflex." Brief Review The Axon Reflex(2008): 17-19. Neuroanatomy. 11 Mar. 2008. Web.

"Neural Mechanisms and Axon Reflexes in Asthma"
Verleden, Geert M. "Neural Mechanisms and Axon Reflexes in Asthma." Biochemical Pharmacology51.10 (1996): 1247-257. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.

Secondary Review: I learned a lot from this article! I had no idea that the axon reflex was involved in asthma and vasodilation. It would be interesting to know more about the details for methods for observing the axon reflex. Hmarie18 (talk) 21:02, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Primary Review 1

There are good illustrations included in the article with relevant captions. The only problem I had was with the first illustration's caption. It was a little bit confusing. Maybe include a picture of the axon reflex arc instead (if you can find one).

The article is fine in three criteria of a "good article": it is a good overview of the axon reflex with relevant sub-sections, it is neutral with no biases and it is stable.

Overall, this is a pretty well-written article there are just a few clarifying things to point out and also a couple grammatical errors and organizational things that came to my attention.

Opening paragraph

Some of the terminology could be further expanded upon in this section in order to make things more clear for the general population. I would maybe expand on more on what a reflex is and what bifurcated axon means.

Also, there is a piece of information in the very first paragraph of the article that is repeated almost verbatim in the first paragraph under "Research and discovery" (that the reflex starts in the middle of the axon and skips over integration center and chemical synapse). I would suggest to choose one place you think this information would be most relevant and leave it in that section, but remove it from the other, unless you feel it is important enough to be in the article twice.

Research and Discovery

Include full names of the scientists initially, and then use last names when mentioning them later on in the article. Include a brief definition of extravasation in addition to the link, just to make it more convenient for the reader.

Physiology

"One" should be "on" in the first sentence, and remove the comma. The first sentence is also a little unclear, maybe find a way to make it two sentences. "Air contents" should be changed to "air content." The sentence beginning with "When these sensory receptors increase, the result is..." has confusing wording. I would maybe change it to: "When these sensory receptors increase, the axon becomes stimulated which is responsible for many necessary inflammatory chemicals, since inflammation alters the chemistry..." I would also maybe change the title of the sub-header since you talk about vasodilation as well as itching and inflammatory responses and fasciculation. Another sentence that could be reworded for clarification purposes is: "...controls the vasodilation in response to stimuli, and can thus control..." which I would change to "...controls the vasodilation in response to stimuli, thus controlling the temperature and circulation."

Asthma

Separating the first sentence into two sentences would be helpful. Remove "on a person." In order to make this section more clear, explain what symptoms of asthma and allergies the axon reflex induces in a person. Maybe make the QSART test a different section or rename the section. Also regarding the QSART test, what kind of autonomic nervous disorders does this test detect?

Sweat response

Change "outside" to "environment" in the first paragraph. There should also be a comma after neuron in the sentence beginning with "At the soma of the..." Expand on what it means to be "peripherally amplified," by maybe adding a brief definition at the end of the sentence or after. Also, "However with nerve damage" should maybe be changed to "Even with nerve damage."

Mechanisms

There should be a comma after "cutaneous receptors" and after "sensory receptors." Maybe "mechanisms" can be included as sub-headings under each specific response (sweat and vasodilation) and include information about the more general mechanisms for axon reflex under this heading.

Article review

I verified the fifth cited source: "The axon reflex" by Melvut Yaprak. The information included in the article aligned with information included in the secondary source for citations 5B and 5C. However, for the sentence that is cited under 5A, you should include the citation where you got the information for intact sensory nerve supply since that wasn't included in the source.

-Theresa Santos TSantos (talk) 17:28, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Secondary Review

The introduction paragraph was very informative about what Axon Reflux is, and it was a good idea formatting how it was discovered right after it. I have always been curious about respiration; so reading how axon reflux plays a role in asthma was very interesting to me. The use of figures was really helpful as well, as they give a very good visual of the reflux arc and vasodilatation/vasoconstriction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AKon10 (talk • contribs) 22:06, 18 April 2016 (UTC)