Changes in axonal physiology and morphology after chronic compressive injury of the rat thoracic spinal cord

Neuroscience

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 235-251

  Nashmi, R ^b   Fehlings, M G ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Axons; Demyelination; Neurotrauma; Pathology; Rat; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL SIZE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0035836469     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(01)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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