Restoring walking after spinal cord injury

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-126

  Fouad, Karim ^a   Pearson, Keir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 HT; 5 hydroxytryptamine; BDNF; brain derived neurotrophic factor; cAMP; central nervous system; central pattern generator; CNS; corticospinal tract; CPG; CST; cyclic adenosine monophosphate; electromyographic; EMG; FES; functional electrical stimulation; L DOPA

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE; LEVODOPA; MONOAMINE DERIVATIVE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NIALAMIDE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RETICULOSPINAL TRACT; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SKIN RECEPTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL; WALKING; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 2942519319     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2004.04.003     Document Type: Review

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