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According to Sherrington model of decerebrate rigidity is characterised by all except
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The correct answer is  A key feature of this decerebrate animal was that when the dorsal roots of spinal cord were cut ( differentiation ) the rigidity disappeared, showing that the cause of rigidity was a hyperactive stretch reflex in the antigravity muscles. (REF: TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY GUYTON AND HALL, 12e Page no 779)