Rossiĭskii fiziologicheskiĭ zhurnal imeni I.M. Sechenova / Rossiĭskaia akademiia nauk
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Ross Fiziol Zh Im I M Sechenova · Sep 2003
[Features of stepping pattern formation in decerebrated cats under epidural spinal cord stimulation].
The mechanisms of stepping pattern formation initiated by epidural spinal cord stimulation in decerebrated cats, were investigated. It is shown that the ability to produce the stepping pattern involve the L3-L5 segments. ⋯ In extensor muscle, this process is realized through interaction of monosynaptic reflex and polysynaptic activity. The stepping pattern under epidural stimulation is determined by spinal structures with modulation influence of the peripheral feedback.