Locomotory Movements of the Hind Limbs in Rabbits After Isolation of the Lumbosacral Cord

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In my earlier experiments with spinal cats (1962) I established that the isolated lumbosacral cord is able to co-ordinate walking movements of the hind limbs. In cats this part of the cord possesses a high degree of autonomy. It seemed interesting to know whether in rabbits the isolated lumbosacral cord is also able to maintain these functions. It was especially important to establish whether the spinal rabbit can carry out the typical jumping movements with hind limbs, which serve, as is well known, in the act of progression in normal conditions.

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