Synaptogenesis and dendritic growth in the cortex opposite unilateral sensorimotor cortex damage in adult rats: A quantitative electron microscopic examination

Brain Research

Volumn 733, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 142-148

  Jones, Theresa A ^a,b   Kleim, Jeffrey A ^a   Greenough, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Forelimb behavior; Layer V; Motor cortex; Motor learning; Restoration of function; Stereology; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030576878     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00792-5     Document Type: Article

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