Changes in corticospinal efficacy contribute to the locomotor plasticity observed after unilateral cutaneous denervation of the hindpaw in the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2911-2927

  Bretzner, Frédéric ^a,b   Drew, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKIN NERVE; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE DENERVATION; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REACTION TIME; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFLEX; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 24944436189     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00254.2005     Document Type: Article

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