Chronic intrathecal baclofen treatment and withdrawal: I. Changes in ankle torque and hind limb posture in normal rats

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 875-886

  Wang, David C ^a   Bose, Prodip ^a   Parmer, Ronald ^a   Thompson, Floyd J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle torque; EMG; Footprints; GABAb; Spasticity; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TORQUE; TREADMILL; VELOCITY;

EID: 0036324139     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08977150260190465     Document Type: Article

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