Motor coordination and spatial orientation are affected by neurofilament maldistribution: Correlations with regional brain activity of cytochrome oxidase

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-234

  Eyer, J ^d   Lalonde, R ^a,b   Dubois, M ^a   Strazielle, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Brain metabolism; Cerebellum; Cytochrome oxidase; Motor activity; Motor coordination; Motor neuron; Neurofilaments; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LATENT PERIOD; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOUSE; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REARING; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SWIMMING; TRANSGENE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BRAIN; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032892499     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210050732     Document Type: Article

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