Locomotion of the hindlimbs after neurectomy of ankle flexors in intact and spinal cats: model for the study of locomotor plasticity

L Carrier, E Brustein… - Journal of …, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
Carrier, Lynda, Edna Brustein, and Serge Rossignol. Locomotion of the hindlimbs after
neurectomy of ankle flexors in intact and spinal cats: a model for the study of locomotor …

Adaptive mechanisms of spinal locomotion in cats

S Rossignol, L Bouyer - Integrative and comparative biology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
This paper reviews some aspects of locomotor plasticity after spinalisation and after
peripheral nerve lesions. Adult cats can recover spontaneous hindlimb locomotion on a …

Adaptive changes of locomotion after central and peripheral lesions

S Rossignol, E Brustein, L Bouyer… - Canadian journal of …, 2004 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper reviews findings on the adaptive changes of locomotion in cats after spinal cord
or peripheral nerve lesions. From the results obtained after lesions of the …

Adaptive locomotor plasticity in chronic spinal cats after ankle extensors neurectomy

LJG Bouyer, PJ Whelan, KG Pearson… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
After lateral gastrocnemius–soleus (LGS) nerve section in intact cats, a rapid locomotor
compensation involving synergistic muscles occurs and is accompanied by spinal reflex …

Locomotor and reflex adaptation after partial denervation of ankle extensors in chronic spinal cats

A Frigon, S Rossignol - Journal of neurophysiology, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
This work investigates the capacity of the spinal cord to generate locomotion after a
complete spinal section and its ability to adapt its locomotor pattern after a peripheral nerve …

Partial denervation of ankle extensors prior to spinalization in cats impacts the expression of locomotion and the phasic modulation of reflexes

A Frigon, S Rossignol - Neuroscience, 2009 - Elsevier
Following peripheral nerve sections some locomotor deficits appear which are gradually
compensated for by spinal and supraspinal mechanisms. The present work is aimed at …

A comparison of treadmill locomotion in adult cats before and after spinal transection

M Belanger, T Drew, J Provencher… - Journal of …, 1996 - journals.physiology.org
1. The aim of this study was to document the kinematics and the electromyographic activity
recorded from several muscles during treadmill locomotion in the same cat (N= 4), before …

Spinal cord plasticity associated with locomotor compensation to peripheral nerve lesions in the cat

L Bouyer, S Rossignol - Spinal cord plasticity: Alterations in reflex function, 2001 - Springer
Effective rehabilitation of locomotion after lesions of the central or peripheral nervous system
ultimately depends on the ability of remaining circuits to compensate for the loss of control …

The chronic spinalized cat: a model for neuromuscular plasticity.

JL Smith, VR Edgerton, E Eldred… - Birth Defects Original …, 1983 - europepmc.org
The ability of the hindlimbs to produce weight-supported locomotion on a motorized
treadmill was assessed in cats spinalized (T12) at 2 or 12 weeks of age. The animals were …

Recovery of locomotion after chronic spinalization in the adult cat

H Barbeau, S Rossignol - Brain research, 1987 - Elsevier
Cats were spinalized (T 3) as adults and were trained to walk with the hhindlimbs on a
treadmill. After 3 weeks to 3 months and up to 1 year depending on the animal, all were …