Efficient reinnervation of hindlimb muscles by thoracic motor neurons after nerve cross-anastomosis in rats

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 879-885

  Liu, Song ^b   Damhieu, Phong ^b   Devanze, Pauline ^b   Saïd, Géraro ^b   Heard, Jean Michel ^a   Tadié, Marc ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Axonal regeneration; Intercostal nerve; Paralysis; Plasticity; Rat; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; NERVE ANASTOMOSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL ROOT; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TRAINING; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 0142151641     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.5.0879     Document Type: Article

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