Automated quantitative gait analysis during overground locomotion in the rat: Its application to spinal cord contusion and transection injuries

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 187-201

  Hamers, F P T ^a   Lankhorst, A J ^a   Van Laar, T J ^a   Veldhuis, W B ^a   Gispen, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional studies; Gait analysis; Interlimb coordination; Spinal cord contusion; Spinal cord lesions; Spinal cord transection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONTUSION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; GAIT; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

EID: 0035112684     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08977150150502613     Document Type: Article

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