Effects of bilateral lesions of the dorsolateral funiculi and dorsal columns at the level of the low thoracic spinal cord on the control of locomotion in the adult cat. I. Treadmill walking

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 849-866

  Jiang, Wan ^a   Drew, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0029801245     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.2.849     Document Type: Article

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