The recovery of postural reflexes and locomotion following low thoracic hemisection in adult cats involves compensation by undamaged primary afferent pathways

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 17-34

  Helgren, Maureen E ^a,b   Goldberger, Michael E ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

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EID: 0027437507     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1993.1137     Document Type: Article

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