Experimental models of partial lesion of rat spinal cord to investigate neurodegeneration, glial activation, and behavior impairments

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 137-165

  Chadi, Gerson ^a   Andrade, M S R ^a   Leme, R J A ^a   Gomide, V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Behavior; Image analysis; Immunohistochemistry; Microglia; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE MODEL; GLIA; IMAGE PROCESSING; INJURY SCALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROGLIA; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0035544385     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207450108994227     Document Type: Article

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