A new device for experimental modeling of central nervous system injuries

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-226

  Bilgen, Mehmet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Injury device; Spinal cord injury; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCOMOTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; QUALITY CONTROL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 24044458211     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968305278635     Document Type: Article

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