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. 2008 Jan 31;586(Pt 6):1581–1593. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.149146

Table 1.

The −ΔPT and +ΔPT of ankle extensor motoneurons in the cord-intact and acutely spinalized conditions

Depolarized cord intact Hyperpolarized cord intact Spinalized



Joint movement −ΔPT (n = 15) +ΔPT (n = 15) −ΔPT (n = 15) +ΔPT (n = 15) −ΔPT (n = 15) +ΔPT (n = 15)
Ankle Extension/Flexion
    Mean ± s.d. (nA) 2.7 ± 2.3 4.8 ± 2.1 1.2 ± 2.1 2.8 ± 1.7 1.8 ± 2.1 2.3 ± 1.8
    Min (nA) 0.5 1.1 0.2 1.25 0.0 0.4
    Max (nA) 9.1 8.1 7.2 5.8 7.9 6.0
Knee Flexion/Extension
    Mean ± s.d. (nA) 1.8 ± 1.2 2.0 ± 1.2 0.2 ± 0.85 1.6 ± 1.5 1.3 ± 1.7 1.72 ± 2.1
    Min (nA) 0.22 0.22 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
    Max (nA) 3.9 3.9 2.1 5.2 5.2 7.2
Hip Extension/Flexion
    Mean ± s.d. (nA) 1.7 ± 0.9 1.2 ± 0.9 0.6 ± 0.8 0.6 ± 0.7 2.3 ± 2.5 4.0 ± 2.6
    Min (nA) 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3
    Max (nA) 3.9 2.8 2.8 1.7 9.9 9.3
WL1/WL2
    Mean ± s.d. (nA) 2.8 ± 1.8 6.1 ± 2.6 1.6 ± 2.2 1.8 ± 2.5 4.4 ± 2.3 5.8 ± 3.1
    Min (nA) 0.9 2.9 0.5 0.9 1.7 0.1
    Max (nA) 6.1 9.3 2.6 4.6 8.7 11.2