Skilled digit movements in feline and primate - Recovery after selective spinal cord lesions

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-154

  Pettersson, L G ^a   Alstermark, B ^b   Blagovechtchenski, E ^c   Isa, T ^d   Sasaski, S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cat; Descending pathways; Digit movements; Lesion; Monkey; Recovery; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINGER; FOOD INTAKE; FORELIMB; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RUBROSPINAL TRACT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; CATS; EATING; FINGERS; FORELIMB; MACACA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33846456575     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2006.01650.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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