Quantification of locomotor recovery following spinal cord contusion in adult rats

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1632-1653

  McEwen, Melanie L ^a   Springer, Joe E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BBB ratings; Behavior; Footprint analyses; Locomotion; Spinal cord injury; Trauma; White matter spared

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE RECOVERY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORELIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; VELOCITY; WALKING; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33751566110     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.23.1632     Document Type: Article

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