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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Impulses from nociceptors are transmitted via two
fiber types:
Thinly myelinated Aδ fibers (2–5 μm in diameter) that conduct at rates of ∼12–35 m/s
Unmyelinated C fibers (0.4–1.2 μm in diameter) that conduct at low rates of ∼0.5–2 m/s