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Skeletal muscle adaptations following spinal cord contusion injury in rat and the relationship to locomotor function: a time course study.
Journal of neurotrauma - 1 Oct 2001
Hutchinson K J, Linderman J K, Basso D M
Abstract excerpt
Experimental spinal cord injury (SCI) via contusion of moderate severity results in residual locomotor deficits, including a lack of coordination and trunk stability. Given that muscle contractile properties and fiber composition adapt to reduced neural input and/or weight bearing, contusion-induced locomotor deficits may reflect changes in hindlimb skeletal muscle. Therefore, we examined muscle adaptations...
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