Multi-unit activity suppression and sensorimotor deficits after endothelin-1-induced middle cerebral artery occlusion in conscious rats

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 212, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 59-67

  Moyanova, Slavianka ^a   Kirov, Roumen ^a   Kortenska, Lidia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Middle cerebral artery; Multi unit activity; Rat; Sensorimotor deficit; Stroke model

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 0038616417     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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