Role of NMDA receptor activation in serotonin agonist-induced air-stepping in paraplegic mice

Spinal Cord

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-190

  Guertin, P A ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; QUIPAZINE; SEROTONIN 2 AGONIST; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DRUG SYNERGISM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PARAPLEGIA; QUIPAZINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 1642524394     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101580     Document Type: Article

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