Accommodation of the spinal cat to a tripping perturbation

Accommodation of the spinal cat to a tripping perturbation

Adult cats with a complete spinal cord transection at T12-T13 can relearn over a period of days-to-weeks how to generate full weight-bearing stepping on a treadmill or standing ability if trained specifically for that task. In the present study, we assessed short-term (msec-min) adaptations by repet...

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Main Authors: Hui eZhong, Roland eRoy, Kenneth eNakada, Sharon eZdunowski, Nicole eKhalili, Ray ede Leon, Reggie eEdgerton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
EMG
mechanosensory stimulation
spinal cord transection
spinal locomotor circuits
tripping response
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00112/full

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