Assessment of behavioural recovery following spinal cord injury in rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3079-3086

  Muir, G D ^a   Webb, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Kinematic; Kinetic; Measurement; Reflex; Rodent

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0034267376     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00205.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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