Retention of hindlimb stepping ability in adult spinal cats after the cessation of step training

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-94

  De Leon, R D ^a   Hodgson, J A ^a   Roy, R R ^a   Edgerton, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; KINESIOLOGY; LEARNING; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; TRAINING;

EID: 0032988528     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.1.85     Document Type: Article

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