Functional evaluation of peripheral nerve regeneration in the rat: Walking track analysis

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-9

  Varejäo, Artur S P ^a   Meek, Marcel F ^b   Ferreira, António J A ^c   Patrício, Joäo A B ^d   Cabritae, António M S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Faculty of Medicin   (Portugal)

^d CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Functional nerve recovery; Limitations of sciatic function index; Peripheral nerve regeneration; Rat sciatic nerve; Toe spread; Walking track analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; REVIEW; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TECHNIQUE; VIDEORECORDING; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GAIT; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0035878788     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(01)00378-8     Document Type: Review

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