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ALTHOUGH the occurrence of slow electrotonic potentials which act as exciting agents has been demonstrated in the spinal cord, only a few investigations in which the cord was stimulated artificially by constant currents have been reported. Barron and Matthews1 showed that polarization of the central part of the motor neurons evoked rhythmical responses when the cathode was placed on the cord and the anode on the root, whereas regular responses were only occasionally obtained if the current was reversed.
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Barron, D. H., and Matthews, B. H. C., J. Physiol., 92, 276 (1938).
Skoglund, C. R., Acta physiol. Scand., 4, Suppl. 12 (1942).
Skoglund, C. R., Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handl., 21, 9 (1945).
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SKOGLUND, C. Reciprocal Effects due to Stimulation of the Spinal Cord by Constant Currents of Opposite Direction. Nature 158, 131 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158131c0
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