Antidromic Conduction
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article from the 1928-1936 Soviet Medical Encyclopedia defines antidromic conduction as the reverse propagation of nerve impulses in nerve fibers. It discusses historical experiments on posterior spinal roots and alternative explanations involving efferent fiber admixtures.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ANTIDROME (from the Greek anti—against and dromos—running), reverse conduction of nerve fibers. Bayliss and Kohnstamm, relying on the vasodilating effect of stimulating the posterior roots of the spinal cord, attribute bidirectional conduction to some of their fibers; however, the same fact can be explained without such an assumption—specifically, by the admixture of a certain number of centrifugal fibers to the centripetal fibers of the posterior roots.
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“Antidromic Conduction.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/antidromic-conduction/