The effect of treadmill training on motor recovery after a partial spinal cord compression-injury in the adult rat

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 699-706

  Multon, Sylvie ^a   Franzen, Rachelle ^a   Poirrier, Anne Lise ^a   Scholtes, Felix ^a   Schoenen, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BBB locomotor rating scale; Locomotor recovery; Spinal cord injury; Treadmill training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASSO BEATTIE AND BRESNAHAN LOCOMOTOR RATING SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PARAPLEGIA; RAT; RATING SCALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURVIVAL TIME; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0042522946     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/089771503767869935     Document Type: Article

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