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J. Physiol, 1978 • January 1, 1978
Large sea lamprey larvae can recover swimming coordination after spinal cord transaction, with faster recovery at higher temperatures. Behavioral recovery involves spinal cord regeneration, as evidenc...
KEY FINDING: Large sea lamprey larvae regained swimming co-ordination after several weeks following complete spinal cord transaction. Recovery was much faster when animals were kept at 23 than at 12 0C.
J. Physiol., 1978 • January 1, 1978
Largely appropriate synaptic connexions are formed with neurones in the superior cervical ganglion at long intervals after interruption of the preganglionic nerve. Appropriate, but weak, end-organ res...
KEY FINDING: Appropriate, but weak, end-organ responses were elicited by stimulation of the first and fourth thoracic ventral roots (Ti and T4) 15-30 days after freezing the cervical sympathetic trunk.
J. Phy8iol., 1977 • January 31, 1977
This study examined the re-establishment of synaptic connections in the guinea-pig superior cervical ganglion after section of the cervical sympathetic trunk. In vivo stimulation showed generally norm...
KEY FINDING: The general distribution of segmental contributions to the superior cervical ganglion was restored after nerve regeneration, but each ventral root innervated a smaller fraction of neurones.
Epitomes-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1974 • August 1, 1974
The pharmacologic management of severe spasticity has continued to be relatively ineffective, even since the introduction of the so-called 'muscle relaxants'. A peripherally acting skeletal muscle rel...
KEY FINDING: Dantrolene sodium is more effective than diazepam in the treatment of spasticity.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, 1973 • January 1, 1973
This study presents a detailed account of four patients with acute idiopathic polyneuritis, highlighting the variability in their recovery patterns and correlating these differences with the extent of...
KEY FINDING: The extent of axonal destruction during the acute phase of idiopathic polyneuritis is a key determinant of long-term recovery.
J. Physiol., 1973 • January 1, 1973
The study aimed to quantify the relationship between reflex coupling in the spinal cord and the peripheral innervation fields of nerves in salamanders. Experiments involved recording reflex responses ...
KEY FINDING: Reflex response times (S/R times) were shorter when the stimulated nerve had a larger innervation field, especially between the 15th and 17th segmental nerves.
C.M.A. JOURNAL, 1972 • July 22, 1972
Recent work on spinal cord trauma reveals that the cord suffers from both direct injury and secondary events leading to ischemia, hypoxia, edema, and infarction. Treatments like local hypothermia, ste...
KEY FINDING: Local hypothermia shows some therapeutic value in cord trauma, but results have not been consistently beneficial.
THE JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY, 1972 • May 1, 1972
The study investigates morphological changes in frog ventral horn neurons after axonal transection using electron microscopy. Key changes observed include alterations in the nucleus, nucleolus, endopl...
KEY FINDING: Axonal transection induces morphological changes in frog ventral horn neurons, including increased translucency of the nucleus and enlargement of the nucleolus.
Thorax, 1972 • January 1, 1972
The study investigates the phrenic nerve and diaphragmatic plexus in gerbils, focusing on nerve fiber distribution, spinal cord connections, and structural features. It also compares findings with tho...
KEY FINDING: The phrenic nucleus in gerbils is more extensive than in other species, spanning from the second to the sixth cervical segment of the spinal cord.
THE JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY, 1972 • January 1, 1972
The study investigates the distribution of leucine-3H in neurons during axoplasmic transport in regenerating newts using electron-microscope radioautography. Key findings include high label concentrat...
KEY FINDING: The highest concentration of labeled proteins was found in the rough endoplasmic reticulum of nerve cell bodies, which is where proteins are made.