Increased corticofugal plasticity after unilateral cortical lesions combined with neutralization of the IN-1 antigen in adult rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 410, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 143-157

  Wenk, Christian A ^a   Thallmair, Michaela ^a   Kartje, Gwendolyn L ^a,b,c   Schwab, Martin E ^a  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS myelin; Critical period; Motor system; Pons; Red nucleus; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

GROWTH INHIBITOR; MYELIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE GROWTH; NERVE PROJECTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; RED NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033584249     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19990719)410:1<143::aid-cne12>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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