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The results of longitudinal division of the spinal cord at the level of the lumbar and sacral segments were investigated in puppies aged 1.5 to 2.5 months in a long-term experiment. Considerable disturbances in the hind legs were noted immediately after the operation. The puppies could not stand or walk.
The functions of standing and walking were not reestablished in puppies operated on at the age of two and two-and-a-half months. When the puppies were operated on at the age of one-and-a-half months — recovery took place in 30 to 40 days after the operation.
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Ivanova, S.N. The consequences of longitudinal division of the lumbar spinal cord in puppies. Bull Exp Biol Med 45, 430–432 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00781249
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00781249