Plasticity of motor systems after incomplete spinal cord injury

Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 263-273

  Raineteau, Olivier ^a   Schwab, Martin E ^a  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RED NUCLEUS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RED NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0035319602     PISSN: 1471003X     EISSN: 14710048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35067570     Document Type: Article

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