Nociceptive plasticity inhibits adaptive learning in the spinal cord

Neuroscience

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 421-431

  Ferguson, A R ^a   Crown, E D ^b   Grau, J W ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Inflammation; Recovery of function; Spinal cord injury; Step training; Use dependent plasticity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONING; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CARRAGEENAN; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33646782907     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.03.029     Document Type: Article

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