Abstract
Rats were spinally transected as adults or as neonates. When their hindlimbs were held off the ground and tail pinch was applied, both groups of animals exhibited a strong tendency to step with alternating limbs. The most striking difference between the groups was in the rate of stepping, the neonatal spinals being significantly faster than the adult spinals. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence that adult-transected rats retain a degree of locomotion-related coordination.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 353-356 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Brain Research |
| Volume | 240 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 27 1982 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:script. The research was supported by a USPHS Research Grant (HD-08933) to B. D. Sachs, and by
Funding Information:
a grant from the University of Connecticut Research Foundation.
Keywords
- hindlimb coordination
- locomotion
- rat
- spinal transection