Morphological study of the origin of spinal locomotor strip fibers
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1573-9007
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Abstract The origin of spinal locomotor strip fibers was investigated in cats by applying electrical stimulation and the retrograde axonal horseradish peroxidase transport technique. It was found to be mainly composed of corticospinal tract fibers. Moderate numbers of reticulospinal tract and trigeminal spinal tract fibers were also observed. Descending projections from brain stem catecholaminergic neuronal groups do not pass through the test sites of the dorsolateral funiculus, nor, apparently, do they go to make up the spinal locomotor strip. Specificity of the brain stem and spinal locomotor region is discussed.
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Electronic Resource
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