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SUMMARY 



1. After transverse section of nerve cord, locomotor transmission 

 fibers regenerate before giant fibers. 



2. The period of regeneration after a simple transection is very 

 short, from three to four days. 



3. Removal of short pieces of the cord gives the same results as 

 simple transverse section, except that the period of regeneration is 

 prolonged. 



4. The effect of drugs, such as stovaine, on the cord shows that 

 the transmission fibers may be active, while the giant fibers are still 

 under the anesthetic. Recovery is in the same order as is shown in 

 regeneration. 



5. The general result of this study shows that the giant fibers are 

 concerned with other functions than locomotion, and that locomotor 

 transmission fibers lie deep in the cord. 



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1918. The transmission of nervous impulses in relation to locomotion in the 



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FRIEDLANDER, B. 



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