Unilateral lesions of the forelimb area of rat motor cortex: Lack of evidence for use-dependent neural growth in the undamaged hemisphere

Brain Research

Volumn 710, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 249-259

  Forgie, Margaret L ^a   Gibb, Robbin ^a   Kolb, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Dendritic branching; Dendritic spine; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Microglia; Postural asymmetry; Sensorimotor cortex; Use dependent neural growth

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROGLIA; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029986060     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01348-2     Document Type: Article

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