Multiple synapse formation in the motor cortex opposite unilateral sensorimotor cortex lesions in adult rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 414, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-66

  Jones, Theresa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Forelimb behavior; Multiple synaptic boutons; Perforated synapses; Recovery of function; Sprouting; Synaptogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033536934     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19991108)414:1<57::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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