Contralesional neural plasticity and functional changes in the less-affected forelimb after large and small cortical infarcts in rats

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 479-494

  Hsu, J Edward ^a   Jones, Theresa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Less affected limb; Microtubule associated protein 2; Motor cortex; N methyl d aspartate receptor; Skill learning

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; FORELIMB; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DENDRITES; FORELIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748419335     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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