Cortical projections to spinal motoneurons: Changes with aging and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1396-1404

  Eisen, Andrew ^a   Entezari Taher, Mohammed ^b   Stewart, Heather ^b  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 0029891795     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.46.5.1396     Document Type: Article

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