Increased activity improves recovery of partially denervated fast rat muscles

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Tyc F ^a   Vrbova G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; L Dopa; Motor unit; Partial denervation

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FAST MUSCLE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOPAMINE AGENTS; LEVODOPA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI; MUS;

EID: 0032497123     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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