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Induced auxotonic muscle contractions in animals with lateral spinal cord hemisection under various cooling regimens

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We studied the effects of long-term moderate hypothermia on induced auxotonic contractions of dog hindlimb extensor muscle after lateral hemisection of the spinal cord at the thoracolumbar region (TXII-LI–II) during the early and late postoperative periods (1–2 and 3–5 weeks, respectively). The mechanisms of antispastic effects of moderate hypothermia are different: the immediate effect was due to cold blockade of spinal neurons, while delayed effects resulted from activation of descending bilateral oversegmental motor apparatus.

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  1. I. M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, USSR

    V. I. Babinkov, Z. A. Cherkashina, V. G. Germanov & N. K. Khitrov

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  1. V. I. Babinkov
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Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 128, No. 9, pp. 270–273, September, 1999

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Babinkov, V.I., Cherkashina, Z.A., Germanov, V.G. et al. Induced auxotonic muscle contractions in animals with lateral spinal cord hemisection under various cooling regimens. Bull Exp Biol Med 128, 892–894 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02438077

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